Weather Records on 11 July 1959

523 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1959. Highest significance: Unchhera, IN.

Key Facts for 11 July 1959

On 11 July 1959, 523 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 500 daily.
Unchhera set a monthly record daily precipitation of 243.8 mm (9.6 in) on 11 July 1959.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

523 stations

523 station records on 11 July 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 July 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Unchhera	India	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale Woodward Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khitoli	India	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paupack 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rewa	India	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

523 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 175.

Records on 11 July 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 July 1959 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 15, daily 500.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

431 broken records

Margins by which the 431 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 July 1959

Top 20 records on 11 July 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1959	Unchhera, IN	monthly rain	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1959	McAdam, CA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1959	Ostrov Sosnovez, RU	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1959	Harvey Station, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1959	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1959	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1959	Framingham, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1959	Milford, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1959	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1959	Eastport, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1959	Northbridge, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1959	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1959	Hammonton 1 NE, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1959	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1959	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1959	Weston, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1959	Musquash, CA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1959	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1959	Oakdale Woodward Dam, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1959	Kingston, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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

1813 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1959. 1959 had 523 records.

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

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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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	376
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1