Weather Records on 23 July 1959

606 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1959. Highest significance: Barramunga, AU.

Key Facts for 23 July 1959

On 23 July 1959, 606 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
287 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 584 daily.
Barramunga set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 23 July 1959.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

606 stations

606 station records on 23 July 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Crescent (Serat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kottur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newgate	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Patur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Healesville (Mount St Leonard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Round Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vesper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

606 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 289.

Records on 23 July 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1959 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 12, daily 584.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1959

Top 20 records on 23 July 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1959	Barramunga, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Bream Creek (Stroud), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Nugent, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Premaydena Hatchery, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Marianna 2 S, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Lake Crescent (Serat), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Sarnia, CA	monthly rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Adoni, IN	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Charlotte, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Kew, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Wagoner, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Riggins, US	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1959	Mount Nelson, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	44 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

1794 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 606 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 July 1959
Margin	Records
0 to 10	367
10 to 20	60
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	22
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	5