Weather Records on 20 July 1959

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1959. Highest significance: Forest Lodge, AU.

Key Facts for 20 July 1959

On 20 July 1959, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 597 daily.
Forest Lodge set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.3 mm (2.7 in) on 20 July 1959.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

605 stations

605 station records on 20 July 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forest Lodge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gondal	India	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jasdan	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehpur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Graterford	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Totara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Khambha	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Abor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caragabal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baralaba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coomrith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (the Prairies)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jhaldah(Jhalda)	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garrah (Wirringulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arendtsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rifton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (Midkin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 416.

Records on 20 July 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	416
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1959

Top 20 records on 20 July 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1959	Forest Lodge, AU	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1959	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1959	Appin Church St, AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1959	Minto Surrey Street, AU	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1959	Wadhwan, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1959	Sangli, IN	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1959	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1959	Warren (Mumblebone), AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1959	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1959	Union 3 SSE, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1959	Collingwood, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1959	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1959	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1959	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1959	Ashgrove, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1959	Barfield, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1959	Rockdale, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1959	Mungindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1959	Gondal, IN	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1959	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	48 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

1809 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1959. 1959 had 605 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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Data for records on 1959-07-20: 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	418
20 to 40	67
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1