Weather Records on 15 June 1960

489 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 June 1960. Highest significance: Alfred, US.

Key Facts for 15 June 1960

On 15 June 1960, 489 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 479 daily.
Alfred set a daily record precipitation of 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 15 June 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

489 stations

489 station records on 15 June 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 June 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Macaiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg North	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

489 records

Records set or tied on 15 June 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 323.

Records on 15 June 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	323
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 June 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 June 1960

Top 20 records on 15 June 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 June 1960	Alfred, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1960	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1960	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1960	Clearfield, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1960	Ranike, IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1960	Mohpani, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1960	Macaiba, BR	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1960	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1960	Happy Valley Reservoir, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1960	Smith Bay (Smiths Bay), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1960	Hahndorf, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1960	Sherburne, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1960	Adelaide (Morphett Vale), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1960	Mitcham Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1960	Coromandel Valley (Branden), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1960	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1960	Myponga, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1960	Gujjran, IN	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1960	Uraidla, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1960	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	38 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

1794 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 489 records.

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

Records on 06-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1822	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	2
1844	1
1845	3
1846	2
1847	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	2
1857	2
1858	1
1860	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1874	3
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1891	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	2
1901	4
1902	9
1903	11
1904	6
1905	9
1906	8
1907	5
1908	39
1909	10
1910	15
1911	38
1912	67
1913	21
1914	17
1915	27
1916	77
1917	85
1918	39
1919	133
1920	56
1921	38
1922	41
1923	117
1924	158
1925	242
1926	205
1927	298
1928	106
1929	175
1930	314
1931	283
1932	154
1933	881
1934	167
1935	339
1936	338
1937	258
1938	366
1939	320
1940	401
1941	204
1942	465
1943	577
1944	493
1945	846
1946	495
1947	376
1948	932
1949	662
1950	508
1951	386
1952	1,001
1953	453
1954	368
1955	326
1956	587
1957	499
1958	437
1959	468
1960	489
1961	905
1962	439
1963	578
1964	395
1965	470
1966	369
1967	714
1968	546
1969	981
1970	389
1971	349
1972	591
1973	716
1974	609
1975	357
1976	832
1977	557
1978	633
1979	580
1980	539
1981	1,449
1982	605
1983	571
1984	538
1985	675
1986	499
1987	1,460
1988	1,006
1989	1,467
1990	710
1991	1,046
1992	1,025
1993	657
1994	1,238
1995	1,291
1996	672
1997	1,063
1998	1,874
1999	987
2000	1,041
2001	942
2002	991
2003	661
2004	734
2005	1,028
2006	926
2007	951
2008	500
2009	685
2010	990
2011	877
2012	647
2013	385
2014	415
2015	708
2016	791
2017	627
2018	657
2019	543
2020	680
2021	1,575
2022	1,343
2023	551
2024	502
2025	737
2026	1,014

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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).