Weather Records on 17 June 1960

511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1960. Highest significance: Waynesboro, US.

Key Facts for 17 June 1960

On 17 June 1960, 511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 502 daily.
Waynesboro set a monthly record daily precipitation of 133.1 mm (5.2 in) on 17 June 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

511 stations

511 station records on 17 June 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mohania(Mahania)	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bansdih	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thetford Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heaslip	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buxar	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laukaha	India	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sepaya	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zima	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahad	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rasra	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kamasin	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chandauli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

511 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 171.

Records on 17 June 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 502.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

388 broken records

Margins by which the 388 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1960

Top 20 records on 17 June 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1960	Waynesboro, US	monthly rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1960	Decatur, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1960	Hohenwald, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1960	Mohania(Mahania), IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1960	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1960	Bansdih, IN	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1960	Ashwood, US	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1960	Carthage, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1960	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	all-time rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1960	Thetford Mines, CA	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1960	Disraeli, CA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1960	Edmonton 3 W, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1960	Greensburg, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1960	Heaslip, CA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1960	Krishnanagar, IN	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1960	Madison, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1960	Buxar, IN	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1960	Palatka, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1960	Laukaha, IN	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1960	Cookeville, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	45 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

1807 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1960. 1960 had 511 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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Data for records on 1960-06-17: 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	350
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1