Weather Records on 2 July 1959

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1959. Highest significance: Watertown, US.

Key Facts for 2 July 1959

On 2 July 1959, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 366 daily.
Watertown set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 2 July 1959.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

386 stations

386 station records on 2 July 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mehmedabad	India	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	164.9 mm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anand	India	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalol	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kampur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balasinor	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambay	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Himatnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nadiad	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Modasa	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Matar	India	Record daily precipitation	226.0 mm (8.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Rue	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 134.

Records on 2 July 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

283 broken records

Margins by which the 283 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1959

Top 20 records on 2 July 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1959	Watertown, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	Jackson 4 NW, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	Ilav, IN	daily rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	Adairsville, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	Sagunbari, IN	monthly rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	Mehmedabad, IN	daily rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	164.9 mm (6.5 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	Oswego, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	Cinclare, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	Anand, IN	daily rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	Biskra, DZ	monthly low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	Fort St James, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	Kalol, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge), MX	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	Lebanon, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	Kampur, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	Tryon, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	Defiance, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1959	Ahmadabad, IN	daily rain	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 386 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	1
1811	1
1816	2
1825	1
1826	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1856	1
1860	1
1863	1
1871	3
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	4
1901	12
1902	7
1903	9
1904	11
1905	30
1906	14
1907	26
1908	12
1909	34
1910	50
1911	32
1912	100
1913	19
1914	69
1915	33
1916	26
1917	22
1918	45
1919	38
1920	208
1921	234
1922	59
1923	223
1924	394
1925	112
1926	108
1927	183
1928	75
1929	162
1930	263
1931	526
1932	283
1933	500
1934	315
1935	252
1936	641
1937	434
1938	399
1939	191
1940	436
1941	535
1942	643
1943	359
1944	428
1945	425
1946	321
1947	313
1948	283
1949	372
1950	312
1951	309
1952	391
1953	553
1954	567
1955	633
1956	520
1957	1,058
1958	344
1959	386
1960	547
1961	343
1962	402
1963	666
1964	445
1965	440
1966	889
1967	610
1968	887
1969	468
1970	667
1971	334
1972	660
1973	628
1974	577
1975	605
1976	718
1977	450
1978	1,173
1979	773
1980	1,191
1981	770
1982	1,017
1983	904
1984	632
1985	756
1986	1,423
1987	791
1988	1,445
1989	962
1990	1,350
1991	1,123
1992	1,702
1993	641
1994	901
1995	1,110
1996	728
1997	1,101
1998	984
1999	1,066
2000	583
2001	1,240
2002	1,228
2003	1,111
2004	639
2005	648
2006	775
2007	932
2008	808
2009	1,083
2010	1,262
2011	1,066
2012	1,072
2013	1,471
2014	580
2015	1,096
2016	584
2017	504
2018	858
2019	401
2020	500
2021	861
2022	893
2023	559
2024	578
2025	1,293
2026	1,174

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Data for records on 1959-07-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	253
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1