Weather Records on 9 August 1959

453 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1959. Highest significance: Jornada Exp Range, US.

Key Facts for 9 August 1959

On 9 August 1959, 453 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 446 daily.
Jornada Exp Range set an all-time record daily precipitation of 88.4 mm (3.5 in) on 9 August 1959.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

453 stations

453 station records on 9 August 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Copperas Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minnivale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rajaund	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington Mills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warora	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taranagar (Reni)	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bochum	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pawayan	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jingalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tirora	India	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

453 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 178.

Records on 9 August 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

340 broken records

Margins by which the 340 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1959

Top 20 records on 9 August 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1959	Jornada Exp Range, US	all-time rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 August 1959	Rockingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1959	Copperas Cove, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1959	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1959	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1959	Singimari, IN	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1959	Saint-Germain-Les-Belles, FR	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1959	Minnivale Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1959	Tihoreck, RU	all-time rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1959	Morrisburg, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1959	Rajaund, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1959	Misantla, MX	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1959	Detour Village, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1959	Brockville, CA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1959	Beeton, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1959	Chelsea, CA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1959	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1959	Hamel, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1959	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1959	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	26 years	33 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

1798 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1959. 1959 had 453 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

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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	283
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1