Weather Records on 21 August 1959

704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 August 1959. Highest significance: Jaggiayapet, IN.

Key Facts for 21 August 1959

On 21 August 1959, 704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
364 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 682 daily.
Jaggiayapet set a daily record precipitation of 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 21 August 1959.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

704 stations

704 station records on 21 August 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 August 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benton City 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haiwee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

704 records

Records set or tied on 21 August 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 276, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 158.

Records on 21 August 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	276
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 August 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 682.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 August 1959

Top 20 records on 21 August 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 August 1959	Jaggiayapet, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Gaylord, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Tucson WFO, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Chewelah, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Bantwal, IN	daily rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Talladega, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Abbeville 4S, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Port Washington, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Stratford, CA	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Kothapeta, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Narsaraopet, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Bhadrachalam, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1959	Macharla, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	0 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

1800 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1959. 1959 had 704 records.

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

Records on 08-21 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1804	1
1807	1
1816	1
1818	1
1832	1
1834	1
1839	3
1843	1
1847	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	2
1863	1
1866	1
1867	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1893	4
1894	8
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	9
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	22
1907	20
1908	13
1909	17
1910	33
1911	19
1912	50
1913	37
1914	24
1915	21
1916	106
1917	101
1918	202
1919	19
1920	59
1921	34
1922	58
1923	111
1924	135
1925	220
1926	227
1927	228
1928	110
1929	234
1930	297
1931	277
1932	264
1933	328
1934	320
1935	318
1936	807
1937	762
1938	239
1939	630
1940	683
1941	180
1942	415
1943	438
1944	346
1945	544
1946	390
1947	954
1948	305
1949	508
1950	958
1951	699
1952	368
1953	331
1954	497
1955	885
1956	701
1957	490
1958	389
1959	704
1960	490
1961	644
1962	469
1963	338
1964	794
1965	455
1966	661
1967	541
1968	1,014
1969	650
1970	373
1971	660
1972	441
1973	438
1974	564
1975	545
1976	756
1977	764
1978	445
1979	778
1980	904
1981	1,015
1982	769
1983	1,407
1984	975
1985	623
1986	1,166
1987	740
1988	889
1989	828
1990	910
1991	828
1992	957
1993	698
1994	968
1995	962
1996	950
1997	1,291
1998	948
1999	717
2000	861
2001	797
2002	965
2003	1,241
2004	1,585
2005	1,071
2006	797
2007	1,829
2008	1,012
2009	1,319
2010	1,155
2011	1,022
2012	990
2013	513
2014	624
2015	651
2016	890
2017	347
2018	816
2019	631
2020	1,147
2021	767
2022	917
2023	1,826
2024	777
2025	1,230
2026	1,289

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	477
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2