Weather Records on 31 August 1959

496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1959. Highest significance: Kloofend, ZA.

Key Facts for 31 August 1959

On 31 August 1959, 496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 473 daily.
Kloofend set a daily record precipitation of 85.5 mm (3.4 in) on 31 August 1959.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

496 stations

496 station records on 31 August 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Traipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dahej	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Borsad	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Danbulla Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpipla(Nandod)	India	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vagra	India	Record daily precipitation	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

496 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 271.

Records on 31 August 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1959

Top 20 records on 31 August 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1959	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1959	Gingindlovu, ZA	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1959	Amatikulu, ZA	monthly rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1959	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1959	Clemson UNIV, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1959	Mandvi, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1959	Bologna, IT	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1959	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	3.5 C (38.3 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1959	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1959	Traipu, BR	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1959	Surat, IN	daily rain	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1959	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1959	Brynawe, Paddock, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1959	Ankleshwar, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1959	Tonti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1959	Nongoma, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1959	Harrisonville, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1959	Amanzamnyama (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1959	Kulu Halt, ZA	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1959	Mc Farland, US	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	44 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

1796 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 496 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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	342
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1