Weather Records on 15 July 1959

411 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1959. Highest significance: Florence, US.

Key Facts for 15 July 1959

On 15 July 1959, 411 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 405 daily.
Florence set a monthly record daily precipitation of 138.9 mm (5.5 in) on 15 July 1959.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

411 stations

411 station records on 15 July 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bruff Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tacaratu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garhi	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lesbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Navanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgedale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

411 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 260.

Records on 15 July 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 405.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

352 broken records

Margins by which the 352 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1959

Top 20 records on 15 July 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1959	Florence, US	monthly rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1959	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1959	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1959	Aspermont, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1959	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1959	Lovington 2 WNW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1959	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1959	Ponca City, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1959	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1959	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1959	Blackwell 1 W, US	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1959	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1959	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1959	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1959	Regensburg, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1959	Brockton, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1959	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1959	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1959	Goombungee Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1959	Oswego 1 N, US	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	43 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

1793 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 411 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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Data for records on 1959-07-15: 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	295
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3