Weather Records on 24 August 1959

555 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1959. Highest significance: Vang I Valdres, NO.

Key Facts for 24 August 1959

On 24 August 1959, 555 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
290 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 539 daily.
Vang I Valdres set an all-time record daily precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 24 August 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

555 stations

555 station records on 24 August 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	275.6 mm (10.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg 7 St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bardoli	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chopda	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sanand	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Erandol	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jetpur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ona	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dhamangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taloda	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

555 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 176.

Records on 24 August 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 539.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1959

Top 20 records on 24 August 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1959	Vang I Valdres, NO	all-time rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1959	Douglas Smelter, US	monthly rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1959	Mandvi, IN	monthly rain	275.6 mm (10.9 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1959	Lynchburg 7 St Brg, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1959	Bardoli, IN	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1959	Chopda, IN	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1959	Sanand, IN	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1959	San Jose, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1959	Raver, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1959	Petaluma AP, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1959	Saint Helena, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1959	Parnu, EE	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1959	Wilton, IN	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1959	Hale Loud Dam, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1959	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1959	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1959	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1959	Erandol, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1959	Norddal, NO	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1959	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	63 years	32 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

1802 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1959. 1959 had 555 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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	375
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	3