Weather Records on 16 July 1959

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1959. Highest significance: Borzja, RU.

Key Facts for 16 July 1959

On 16 July 1959, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 334 daily.
Borzja set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 16 July 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 16 July 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Qunu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dupree	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sakti	India	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Felix	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale Woodward Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
US Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pryor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Broadwater Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 178.

Records on 16 July 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1959

Top 20 records on 16 July 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1959	Borzja, RU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1959	Jonkoping, SE	monthly low min	1.8 C (35.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1959	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1959	Eagle Creek, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1959	Idabel, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1959	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1959	Antlers, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1959	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1959	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1959	Alstonville Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1959	Nimbin Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1959	Vinita 2 N, US	monthly rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1959	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1959	Eufaula 6 SSW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1959	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1959	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1959	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1959	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1959	Dupree, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1959	Yakutat AP, US	monthly rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	37 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

1798 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1959. 1959 had 341 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 10	213
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2