Weather Records on 14 August 1959

495 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1959. Highest significance: Morena, IN.

Key Facts for 14 August 1959

On 14 August 1959, 495 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 480 daily.
Morena set a daily record precipitation of 130.8 mm (5.1 in) on 14 August 1959.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

495 stations

495 station records on 14 August 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morena	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bari	India	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Floyd	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vempalli	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pailani	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pinos Altos	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Proddatur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

495 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 176.

Records on 14 August 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 480.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

383 broken records

Margins by which the 383 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1959

Top 20 records on 14 August 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1959	Morena, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	Pulivendla, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	Sidlaghatta, IN	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	Perundurai, IN	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	Hunsur, IN	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	Aramboly, IN	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	Saint Paul, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	Bari, IN	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	Genoa 2 W, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	Aseral, NO	all-time rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	David City 4E, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	Mulungu (Camarazal), BR	monthly rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	Ovre Sirdal, NO	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	Osceola, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	Farmington 3NW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	Cuddapah, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	Wallajah, IN	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1959	Eagle Harbor, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	40 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

1793 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 495 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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	331
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1