Weather Records on 21 July 1959

940 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1959. Highest significance: Goulburn, AU.

Key Facts for 21 July 1959

On 21 July 1959, 940 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 903 daily.
Goulburn set a daily record precipitation of 68.1 mm (2.7 in) on 21 July 1959.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

940 stations

940 station records on 21 July 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Town Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coalstoun Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeys Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

940 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 801.

Records on 21 July 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	801
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 903.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

879 broken records

Margins by which the 879 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 164.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1959

Top 20 records on 21 July 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1959	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Bowral Post Office, AU	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Chatsbury (Maryland), AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Mount Wilson (Nooroo), AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Albion Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Penrose (Panorama), AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Marulan (George St), AU	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Coonamble (Nardoo), AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Tarago (Kildare), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon), AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Glengallan, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Bankstown (Condell Park), AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1959	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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

1794 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 940 records.

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

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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Data for records on 1959-07-21: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	675
25 to 50	136
50 to 75	34
75 to 100	22
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2