Weather Records on 7 July 1959

391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1959. Highest significance: Cooktown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 7 July 1959

On 7 July 1959, 391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 374 daily.
Cooktown Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 7 July 1959.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

391 stations

391 station records on 7 July 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 July 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gogri	India	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sepao	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tijara	India	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheo	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort C/K	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gohana	India	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sirmuthra	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

391 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 184.

Records on 7 July 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

307 broken records

Margins by which the 307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1959

Top 20 records on 7 July 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1959	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1959	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1959	Umlaas Waterworks, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1959	Ranike, IN	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1959	Champawat, IN	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1959	Fort Frances, CA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1959	Ladysmith 3W, US	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1959	Wadhwan, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1959	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1959	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1959	Hissar, IN	daily rain	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1959	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1959	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1959	Keremeos, CA	monthly low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1959	Kottaram, IN	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1959	Mukteshwar Kumaon, IN	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1959	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1959	Kulu, IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1959	Uniao, BR	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1959	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	33 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 391 records.

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

Records on 07-07 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1819	3
1821	1
1825	1
1828	2
1835	1
1845	1
1850	1
1856	2
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	1
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1883	1
1887	4
1889	2
1890	8
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	14
1901	5
1902	13
1903	10
1904	4
1905	11
1906	12
1907	6
1908	26
1909	22
1910	16
1911	67
1912	31
1913	17
1914	49
1915	72
1916	126
1917	120
1918	42
1919	37
1920	42
1921	65
1922	135
1923	166
1924	166
1925	198
1926	135
1927	184
1928	200
1929	122
1930	332
1931	442
1932	315
1933	337
1934	390
1935	311
1936	795
1937	280
1938	268
1939	359
1940	467
1941	334
1942	516
1943	309
1944	411
1945	299
1946	208
1947	532
1948	404
1949	374
1950	431
1951	416
1952	515
1953	623
1954	622
1955	485
1956	1,170
1957	394
1958	749
1959	391
1960	663
1961	318
1962	294
1963	510
1964	549
1965	388
1966	304
1967	430
1968	624
1969	967
1970	391
1971	467
1972	1,155
1973	1,120
1974	652
1975	571
1976	679
1977	828
1978	794
1979	924
1980	848
1981	1,025
1982	795
1983	1,013
1984	1,044
1985	939
1986	770
1987	728
1988	1,251
1989	1,040
1990	781
1991	1,040
1992	938
1993	1,762
1994	1,394
1995	576
1996	1,218
1997	752
1998	1,382
1999	971
2000	823
2001	983
2002	667
2003	664
2004	1,084
2005	949
2006	1,061
2007	1,067
2008	1,174
2009	930
2010	1,411
2011	749
2012	1,423
2013	549
2014	539
2015	1,263
2016	717
2017	904
2018	550
2019	506
2020	556
2021	930
2022	744
2023	577
2024	1,277
2025	562
2026	522

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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	286
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1