Weather Records on 14 July 1959

349 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 July 1959. Highest significance: Atlantic City Marina, US.

Key Facts for 14 July 1959

On 14 July 1959, 349 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 341 daily.
Atlantic City Marina set a daily record precipitation of 137.9 mm (5.4 in) on 14 July 1959.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

349 stations

349 station records on 14 July 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 July 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kharaghoda	India	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Point Bre	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mandal	India	Record daily precipitation	301.5 mm (11.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Byad	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balasinor	India	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macaiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quilimane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	234.4 mm (9.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nalia	India	Record daily precipitation	237.7 mm (9.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

349 records

Records set or tied on 14 July 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 172.

Records on 14 July 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 July 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 341.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

288 broken records

Margins by which the 288 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 July 1959

Top 20 records on 14 July 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 1959	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 July 1959	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1959	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1959	Kharaghoda, IN	daily rain	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	156.4 mm (6.2 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1959	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	monthly rain	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1959	Junsele, SE	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1959	Philadelphia Point Bre, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1959	Mandal, IN	monthly rain	301.5 mm (11.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1959	Anthony, US	monthly rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1959	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1959	Culbertson, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1959	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1959	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1959	Mantova, IT	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1959	Patan, IN	daily rain	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1959	Byad, IN	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1959	Clayton, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1959	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1959	Balasinor, IN	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1959	Waterkloof, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 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

1802 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1959. 1959 had 349 records.

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

Records on 07-14 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1808	1
1824	1
1832	1
1840	2
1845	1
1856	1
1860	2
1864	2
1866	1
1875	1
1876	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	10
1899	6
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	21
1904	18
1905	11
1906	18
1907	13
1908	15
1909	7
1910	23
1911	28
1912	116
1913	21
1914	43
1915	17
1916	18
1917	55
1918	72
1919	44
1920	44
1921	105
1922	31
1923	127
1924	156
1925	138
1926	500
1927	212
1928	221
1929	87
1930	497
1931	430
1932	623
1933	378
1934	413
1935	278
1936	1,019
1937	282
1938	202
1939	367
1940	536
1941	548
1942	278
1943	364
1944	240
1945	466
1946	229
1947	379
1948	422
1949	436
1950	726
1951	335
1952	995
1953	518
1954	1,141
1955	1,058
1956	360
1957	368
1958	455
1959	349
1960	554
1961	441
1962	922
1963	535
1964	618
1965	256
1966	668
1967	1,124
1968	553
1969	595
1970	477
1971	436
1972	588
1973	652
1974	654
1975	1,054
1976	693
1977	544
1978	495
1979	559
1980	1,178
1981	708
1982	809
1983	930
1984	862
1985	720
1986	722
1987	1,035
1988	806
1989	640
1990	1,748
1991	860
1992	999
1993	1,432
1994	1,250
1995	1,459
1996	1,038
1997	723
1998	1,350
1999	1,536
2000	999
2001	870
2002	1,401
2003	1,037
2004	638
2005	758
2006	998
2007	862
2008	683
2009	920
2010	1,678
2011	1,093
2012	1,114
2013	539
2014	711
2015	622
2016	682
2017	674
2018	475
2019	415
2020	635
2021	788
2022	575
2023	724
2024	784
2025	756
2026	1,037

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Data for records on 1959-07-14: 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	232
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1