Weather Records on 18 May 1960

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 May 1960. Highest significance: Barwani, IN.

Key Facts for 18 May 1960

On 18 May 1960, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 395 daily.
Barwani set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 18 May 1960.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 18 May 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 May 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barwani	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hansot	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ahwa	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sirur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olpad	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vivian	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lintlaw	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalvan	India	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bardoli	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhiwani	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kudal	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 18 May 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 12.

Records on 18 May 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 May 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 395.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

327 broken records

Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 May 1960

Top 20 records on 18 May 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 May 1960	Barwani, IN	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1960	Bowdle, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1960	Devanhalli, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1960	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1960	Hansot, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1960	Dhulia, IN	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1960	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1960	Chiknayakanihall, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1960	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1960	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1960	Ahwa, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1960	Sirur, IN	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1960	Steele 4N, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1960	Chalisgaon, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1960	Clearfield, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1960	Olpad, IN	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1960	Mundargi, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1960	Clarendon, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1960	Kessariah, IN	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1960	Vivian, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	40 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1960. 1960 had 404 records.

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

Records on 05-18 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1798	1
1802	2
1832	1
1833	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1859	1
1861	2
1863	3
1864	1
1866	2
1868	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	2
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1891	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	5
1896	2
1897	2
1898	1
1899	1
1900	13
1901	6
1902	9
1903	7
1904	11
1905	2
1906	24
1907	18
1908	5
1909	12
1910	50
1911	64
1912	5
1913	11
1914	45
1915	55
1916	74
1917	30
1918	42
1919	30
1920	26
1921	41
1922	33
1923	61
1924	92
1925	220
1926	133
1927	180
1928	160
1929	193
1930	475
1931	191
1932	460
1933	380
1934	390
1935	400
1936	282
1937	348
1938	382
1939	169
1940	315
1941	334
1942	421
1943	744
1944	496
1945	706
1946	651
1947	231
1948	426
1949	597
1950	473
1951	279
1952	493
1953	393
1954	498
1955	848
1956	795
1957	595
1958	334
1959	435
1960	404
1961	187
1962	1,199
1963	477
1964	329
1965	345
1966	438
1967	410
1968	817
1969	865
1970	703
1971	666
1972	499
1973	1,233
1974	1,097
1975	383
1976	733
1977	1,126
1978	1,090
1979	399
1980	614
1981	1,218
1982	452
1983	1,093
1984	717
1985	498
1986	1,131
1987	823
1988	1,154
1989	721
1990	753
1991	1,218
1992	921
1993	707
1994	1,015
1995	1,849
1996	1,767
1997	1,115
1998	1,060
1999	584
2000	922
2001	898
2002	1,833
2003	1,270
2004	847
2005	630
2006	1,493
2007	1,133
2008	999
2009	1,368
2010	894
2011	1,406
2012	523
2013	816
2014	609
2015	785
2016	597
2017	1,855
2018	557
2019	810
2020	706
2021	418
2022	711
2023	554
2024	551
2025	619
2026	1,131

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Data for records on 1960-05-18: 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 20	288
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1