Weather Records on 7 August 1959

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1959. Highest significance: Umari, BR.

Key Facts for 7 August 1959

On 7 August 1959, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 342 daily.
Umari set a monthly record daily precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 7 August 1959.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

356 stations

356 station records on 7 August 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown Dam 49	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Ferry Dam 5O	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ganado	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kapalama 773	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wellton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Riacho Do Sangue	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Black Point 717	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Punaluu 884	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
US Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mayo A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crownpoint	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franz	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 181.

Records on 7 August 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

275 broken records

Margins by which the 275 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1959

Top 20 records on 7 August 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1959	Umari, BR	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1959	E Lawai 934, US	monthly rain	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1959	Tatarsk, RU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1959	Eagle Harbor, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1959	Ishpeming, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1959	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1959	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1959	Halaula 1110, US	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1959	Stambaugh 2SSE, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1959	Arcadia, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1959	Marquette, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1959	Uniontown Dam 49, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1959	Fords Ferry Dam 5O, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1959	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1959	Makapuu Point 724, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1959	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1959	Ganado, US	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1959	Kapalama 773, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1959	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1959	Wellton, US	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 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

1808 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1959. 1959 had 356 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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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	204
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	2