Weather Records on 8 July 1959

485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1959. Highest significance: Green Bay, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 1959

On 8 July 1959, 485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 207 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 465 daily.
Green Bay set a daily record precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 8 July 1959.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

485 stations

485 station records on 8 July 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tacaratu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Borsad	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banka	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Silab	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	142.6 mm (5.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roebling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halol	India	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Loweth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

485 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 220.

Records on 8 July 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 465.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1959

Top 20 records on 8 July 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1959	Green Bay, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1959	Tacaratu, BR	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1959	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1959	Tower 2S, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1959	Medford, US	monthly rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1959	Rajkot, IN	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	108.9 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1959	Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1959	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1959	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1959	Eau Claire, US	monthly rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1959	Prentice #2, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1959	Rhinelander, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1959	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1959	Cloquet, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1959	Leech Lake, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1959	Weyerhaeuser 1N, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1959	Roorkee, IN	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1959	Karunagapalli, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1959	Kjahta, RU	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1959	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	32 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 485 records.

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

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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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	350
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1