Weather Records on 30 July 1959

391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 July 1959. Highest significance: New Martinsville 4 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 30 July 1959

On 30 July 1959, 391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 385 daily.
New Martinsville 4 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 78.5 mm (3.1 in) on 30 July 1959.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

391 stations

391 station records on 30 July 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 July 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waukegan	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sabalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garotha	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolet	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dhrangadhra	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

391 records

Records set or tied on 30 July 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 153.

Records on 30 July 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 July 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 385.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

294 broken records

Margins by which the 294 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 July 1959

Top 20 records on 30 July 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 1959	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1959	Hoofddorp, NL	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1959	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1959	Holtwood, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1959	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1959	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1959	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1959	Waukegan, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1959	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1959	Barduar, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1959	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1959	Astoria, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1959	Antioch, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1959	Sabalgarh, IN	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1959	Annex Creek, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1959	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	36.0 C (96.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1959	Jamestown, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1959	Wellsboro 4 SW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1959	Florence 8 NE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1959	Olga 2 SE, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	52 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

1794 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 391 records.

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

Records on 07-30 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1827	1
1828	2
1829	1
1830	1
1834	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	2
1885	3
1886	5
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	10
1894	6
1895	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	8
1899	2
1900	4
1901	11
1902	6
1903	25
1904	17
1905	29
1906	22
1907	11
1908	23
1909	30
1910	8
1911	54
1912	21
1913	34
1914	52
1915	26
1916	150
1917	93
1918	42
1919	19
1920	188
1921	193
1922	40
1923	428
1924	80
1925	275
1926	186
1927	109
1928	210
1929	221
1930	170
1931	432
1932	275
1933	451
1934	619
1935	340
1936	452
1937	245
1938	388
1939	395
1940	562
1941	371
1942	304
1943	397
1944	289
1945	299
1946	409
1947	394
1948	489
1949	512
1950	552
1951	322
1952	581
1953	345
1954	504
1955	787
1956	506
1957	289
1958	344
1959	391
1960	793
1961	511
1962	378
1963	308
1964	483
1965	978
1966	527
1967	282
1968	530
1969	506
1970	431
1971	2,319
1972	758
1973	434
1974	569
1975	1,048
1976	590
1977	641
1978	646
1979	761
1980	962
1981	851
1982	821
1983	904
1984	997
1985	1,029
1986	952
1987	1,084
1988	826
1989	1,227
1990	795
1991	734
1992	1,003
1993	965
1994	1,631
1995	1,207
1996	1,317
1997	933
1998	1,240
1999	1,456
2000	1,030
2001	1,400
2002	1,346
2003	1,163
2004	936
2005	788
2006	1,103
2007	1,160
2008	763
2009	1,328
2010	1,331
2011	1,003
2012	731
2013	737
2014	1,199
2015	682
2016	460
2017	464
2018	1,038
2019	486
2020	763
2021	839
2022	845
2023	683
2024	705
2025	869
2026	1,001

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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	256
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1