Weather Records on 15 August 1959

515 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1959. Highest significance: Goldberg, DE.

Key Facts for 15 August 1959

On 15 August 1959, 515 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 499 daily.
Goldberg set an all-time record daily precipitation of 124.2 mm (4.9 in) on 15 August 1959.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

515 stations

515 station records on 15 August 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Safipur	India	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khargram	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hermanas	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manjhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bishrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malihabad	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aschersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ione	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Annur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

515 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 243.

Records on 15 August 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1959 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 11, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1959

Top 20 records on 15 August 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1959	Goldberg, DE	all-time rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	78 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1959	Quinter, US	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	75 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1959	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1959	Artern, DE	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1959	Bamberg, DE	monthly rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1959	Rauland, NO	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1959	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1959	Mykland, NO	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1959	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	monthly rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1959	Chatsu, IN	all-time rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1959	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1959	Gollhofen, DE	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1959	Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim, DE	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1959	Kottaram, IN	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1959	Boggabri (Penryn), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1959	St Lin des Laurentides, CA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1959	Kunzelsau, DE	all-time rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1959	Tovdal, NO	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1959	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1959	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	51 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 515 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	365
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2