Weather Records on 24 July 1959

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1959. Highest significance: Farmerville, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 1959

On 24 July 1959, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 494 daily.
Farmerville set a daily record precipitation of 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 24 July 1959.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 24 July 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Patur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edaggee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aardoorns	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Algonquin Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rayadurg	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chandur Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anthracite	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrone Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 210.

Records on 24 July 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1959 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 11, daily 494.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

394 broken records

Margins by which the 394 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1959

Top 20 records on 24 July 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1959	Farmerville, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1959	Freeland, US	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1959	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1959	Alvin, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1959	Patur, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1959	Hana 354, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1959	Edaggee, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1959	Greensburg, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1959	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1959	Lexington, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1959	Middalya, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1959	Hopkinsville, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1959	Black Spur, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1959	Hillsdown, CA	all-time high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1959	Verhneimbatsk, RU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1959	Virginia City, US	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1959	Brucefield, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1959	Lyons River, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1959	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1959	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	36 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

1799 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1959. 1959 had 522 records.

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

Records on 07-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1813	1
1817	1
1832	1
1836	1
1838	2
1843	2
1844	1
1846	1
1849	2
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	3
1874	1
1875	2
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1889	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	4
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	5
1903	8
1904	19
1905	19
1906	18
1907	8
1908	11
1909	21
1910	36
1911	51
1912	84
1913	30
1914	22
1915	35
1916	32
1917	40
1918	70
1919	19
1920	46
1921	67
1922	186
1923	87
1924	193
1925	154
1926	186
1927	251
1928	237
1929	187
1930	195
1931	364
1932	249
1933	356
1934	994
1935	342
1936	498
1937	327
1938	545
1939	225
1940	568
1941	335
1942	331
1943	278
1944	315
1945	252
1946	407
1947	852
1948	385
1949	408
1950	384
1951	333
1952	534
1953	403
1954	447
1955	445
1956	379
1957	428
1958	372
1959	522
1960	466
1961	612
1962	996
1963	521
1964	517
1965	333
1966	401
1967	344
1968	430
1969	585
1970	553
1971	678
1972	528
1973	743
1974	670
1975	521
1976	521
1977	829
1978	673
1979	652
1980	487
1981	1,025
1982	689
1983	1,425
1984	789
1985	829
1986	1,227
1987	1,220
1988	1,130
1989	896
1990	944
1991	1,092
1992	1,271
1993	1,705
1994	1,153
1995	927
1996	1,145
1997	1,097
1998	990
1999	1,201
2000	1,236
2001	1,186
2002	796
2003	2,254
2004	1,604
2005	1,158
2006	1,694
2007	1,310
2008	1,363
2009	856
2010	1,859
2011	1,514
2012	827
2013	572
2014	922
2015	483
2016	637
2017	559
2018	953
2019	1,221
2020	432
2021	541
2022	681
2023	804
2024	986
2025	879
2026	924

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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 20	361
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2