Weather Records on 12 July 1959

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1959. Highest significance: Kanin Nos, RU.

Key Facts for 12 July 1959

On 12 July 1959, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 449 daily.
Kanin Nos set an all-time record daily precipitation of 84.9 mm (3.3 in) on 12 July 1959.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

459 stations

459 station records on 12 July 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record daily precipitation	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kulpahar	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mandla	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chatra	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Panna	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garotha	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dhar	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sehore Qasba	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 126.

Records on 12 July 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1959 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 449.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 138.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1959

Top 20 records on 12 July 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1959	Kanin Nos, RU	all-time rain	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1959	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1959	Narayanganj, IN	daily rain	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1959	Hanty-Mansijsk, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1959	Albertinia (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1959	Machias, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1959	Carlton Brg, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1959	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1959	Kulpahar, IN	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1959	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	19.9 C (67.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	126 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1959	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1959	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	32.9 C (91.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1959	Mohall, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1959	Newberry, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1959	Putbus, DE	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1959	Mandla, IN	all-time rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1959	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	33.2 C (91.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1959	Chatra, IN	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1959	Panna, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1959	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high min	20.5 C (68.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	88 years	35 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

1796 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 459 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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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	310
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1