Weather Records on 1 August 1959

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1959. Highest significance: Kurwai, IN.

Key Facts for 1 August 1959

On 1 August 1959, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 343 daily.
Kurwai set a daily record precipitation of 193.0 mm (7.6 in) on 1 August 1959.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 1 August 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Broderup	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Girwan Naraini	India	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valyermo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hassanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rewa	India	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakholi	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanki	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nakur	India	Record daily precipitation	190.3 mm (7.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalol	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Begumganj	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.

Records on 1 August 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

255 broken records

Margins by which the 255 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1959

Top 20 records on 1 August 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1959	Kurwai, IN	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1959	Irwin 2 SE, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1959	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1959	Kula Sanatorium 267, US	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1959	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1959	Broderup, DK	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1959	Girwan Naraini, IN	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1959	Anklam, DE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1959	Valyermo Rs, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1959	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1959	Bethlehem, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1959	Salimpur, IN	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1959	Hassanpur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1959	Reasi, IN	daily rain	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1959	Loerie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1959	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1959	Rewa, IN	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1959	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1959	Pasadena, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1959	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	34 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

1797 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1959. 1959 had 352 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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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	223
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1