Weather Records on 7 May 1960

899 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1960. Highest significance: Watertown Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 7 May 1960

On 7 May 1960, 899 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 879 daily.
Watertown Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 7 May 1960.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

899 stations

899 station records on 7 May 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lavers Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kelso	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Compton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paardefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

899 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 615, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 May 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	615
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 May 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 879.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

788 broken records

Margins by which the 788 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1960

Top 20 records on 7 May 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1960	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1960	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1960	Vosburg, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1960	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1960	Stambaugh 2SSE, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1960	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1960	St Andrews, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1960	Darlington Wwtp, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1960	Tirrengower, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1960	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1960	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1960	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1960	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1960	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1960	Brodhead Wwtp, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1960	Laurel Hill (Kundiewa), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1960	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1960	Toronto, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1960	Lindsay, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1960	Albia 3 NNE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	47 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

1795 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 had 899 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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Data for records on 1960-05-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	767
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1