Weather Records on 18 August 1959

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 August 1959. Highest significance: Kailua 446, US.

Key Facts for 18 August 1959

On 18 August 1959, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
255 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 527 daily.
Kailua 446 set a daily record precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 18 August 1959.
Across 171 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

537 stations

537 station records on 18 August 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 August 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dalsinghsarai	India	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khagaul	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paca-Ata	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dinapur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarington Lock 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hathwa	India	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ayodhya Ajobhy	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tonto Springs Rs 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Siwan	India	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nandyal	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angamacutiro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbardston	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cardston	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 18 August 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 188.

Records on 18 August 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 August 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 August 1959

Top 20 records on 18 August 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 August 1959	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Jamalpur, IN	daily rain	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Monkerai Upper (Redleaf), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Luroy, NO	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Gresford Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Koilkuntla, IN	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Dalsinghsarai, IN	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Bulahdelah Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Khagaul, IN	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Paca-Ata, KG	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Dinapur Sr, IN	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Faizabad, IN	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Caguas, PR	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Clarington Lock 14, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Anadia, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Hathwa, IN	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1959	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	36 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

1797 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1959. 1959 had 537 records.

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

Records on 08-18 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1816	1
1827	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1869	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1883	3
1885	3
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	6
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	10
1906	40
1907	7
1908	21
1909	24
1910	16
1911	11
1912	21
1913	43
1914	37
1915	60
1916	71
1917	70
1918	53
1919	34
1920	51
1921	39
1922	129
1923	90
1924	225
1925	300
1926	168
1927	269
1928	141
1929	181
1930	150
1931	241
1932	382
1933	431
1934	638
1935	424
1936	766
1937	308
1938	243
1939	381
1940	434
1941	467
1942	333
1943	738
1944	325
1945	400
1946	416
1947	958
1948	315
1949	393
1950	683
1951	355
1952	405
1953	323
1954	622
1955	795
1956	580
1957	380
1958	580
1959	537
1960	599
1961	415
1962	428
1963	760
1964	443
1965	525
1966	573
1967	623
1968	795
1969	530
1970	597
1971	381
1972	493
1973	734
1974	639
1975	844
1976	917
1977	1,112
1978	854
1979	1,309
1980	771
1981	1,386
1982	563
1983	1,420
1984	600
1985	765
1986	861
1987	1,609
1988	1,351
1989	952
1990	920
1991	533
1992	1,497
1993	706
1994	1,027
1995	1,882
1996	760
1997	1,191
1998	923
1999	888
2000	1,183
2001	1,036
2002	1,306
2003	860
2004	1,050
2005	865
2006	842
2007	1,116
2008	1,265
2009	839
2010	1,167
2011	1,239
2012	1,247
2013	752
2014	751
2015	880
2016	704
2017	565
2018	462
2019	615
2020	1,541
2021	1,118
2022	1,237
2023	1,094
2024	696
2025	455
2026	545

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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	374
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1