Weather Records on 12 June 1960

200 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 June 1960. Highest significance: Ravenna Lock 12, US.

Key Facts for 12 June 1960

On 12 June 1960, 200 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 197 daily.
Ravenna Lock 12 set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 12 June 1960.
Across 166 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

200 stations

200 station records on 12 June 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 June 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ravenna Lock 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Lock 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenup Dam 3O	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mirajgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
West Palm Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palatka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lumding	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arcade	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Real (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lintlaw	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Siruguppa	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonoor	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

200 records

Records set or tied on 12 June 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 99.

Records on 12 June 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 June 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 197.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

160 broken records

Margins by which the 160 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 June 1960

Top 20 records on 12 June 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 June 1960	Ravenna Lock 12, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1960	Akluj, IN	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1960	Indi, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1960	Willow Lock 13, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1960	Arcadia, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1960	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1960	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1960	Balmorhea, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1960	Greenup Dam 3O, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1960	Eufaula, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1960	Arsikere, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1960	Le Roy, US	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1960	Taipu, BR	daily rain	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1960	Titusville, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1960	Columbia City, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1960	Hyannis, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1960	Gormanston (Gould Street), AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1960	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1960	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1960	Mirajgaon, IN	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	27 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

1797 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1960. 1960 had 200 records.

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

Records on 06-12 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1811	2
1838	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	2
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	4
1879	2
1880	5
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	6
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	7
1900	3
1901	3
1902	8
1903	34
1904	8
1905	10
1906	24
1907	20
1908	9
1909	16
1910	37
1911	21
1912	23
1913	19
1914	36
1915	26
1916	80
1917	117
1918	44
1919	56
1920	93
1921	42
1922	56
1923	166
1924	153
1925	165
1926	201
1927	281
1928	180
1929	217
1930	127
1931	150
1932	352
1933	361
1934	159
1935	259
1936	440
1937	405
1938	349
1939	297
1940	389
1941	512
1942	729
1943	399
1944	423
1945	567
1946	321
1947	840
1948	215
1949	407
1950	530
1951	735
1952	1,035
1953	730
1954	337
1955	759
1956	786
1957	310
1958	454
1959	320
1960	200
1961	405
1962	328
1963	618
1964	405
1965	406
1966	530
1967	706
1968	404
1969	834
1970	701
1971	374
1972	903
1973	894
1974	575
1975	560
1976	617
1977	494
1978	438
1979	1,013
1980	718
1981	784
1982	734
1983	664
1984	653
1985	1,203
1986	778
1987	742
1988	785
1989	797
1990	664
1991	756
1992	849
1993	970
1994	654
1995	953
1996	925
1997	932
1998	1,683
1999	806
2000	1,169
2001	1,231
2002	965
2003	1,187
2004	759
2005	1,804
2006	1,216
2007	784
2008	1,219
2009	858
2010	1,423
2011	786
2012	751
2013	931
2014	421
2015	679
2016	809
2017	910
2018	635
2019	1,285
2020	712
2021	767
2022	1,204
2023	805
2024	805
2025	409
2026	979

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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	125
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1