Weather Records on 18 June 1960

394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 June 1960. Highest significance: Sarila, IN.

Key Facts for 18 June 1960

On 18 June 1960, 394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 213 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 383 daily.
Sarila set a daily record precipitation of 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 18 June 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

394 stations

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

Weather records on 18 June 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sarila	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chapra Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karchana	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bishrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sanganer	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

394 records

Records set or tied on 18 June 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 155, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 18 June 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	155
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 June 1960 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 5, daily 383.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 June 1960

Top 20 records on 18 June 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 June 1960	Sarila, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1960	Hanover, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1960	Kessariah, IN	monthly rain	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1960	Chapra Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1960	Tucson WFO, US	all-time high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1960	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1960	Freeland, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1960	Armagh, GB	daily high min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1960	Nilakottai, IN	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1960	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1960	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1960	Red Lake Falls, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1960	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1960	Norwich, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1960	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1960	La Junta, MX	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1960	Rosera, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1960	Karchana, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1960	Bishrampur, IN	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1960	Mahul Pnulpur, IN	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	31 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

1800 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1960. 1960 had 394 records.

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

Records on 06-18 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1802	1
1803	1
1816	1
1821	1
1823	1
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1855	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	2
1865	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	2
1876	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	10
1902	7
1903	13
1904	5
1905	32
1906	16
1907	21
1908	20
1909	39
1910	15
1911	14
1912	25
1913	29
1914	43
1915	62
1916	29
1917	55
1918	118
1919	65
1920	53
1921	44
1922	57
1923	144
1924	108
1925	246
1926	176
1927	287
1928	205
1929	297
1930	379
1931	267
1932	219
1933	499
1934	335
1935	494
1936	549
1937	301
1938	391
1939	674
1940	620
1941	273
1942	201
1943	173
1944	726
1945	784
1946	532
1947	391
1948	421
1949	734
1950	828
1951	237
1952	435
1953	730
1954	460
1955	721
1956	373
1957	672
1958	532
1959	573
1960	394
1961	979
1962	302
1963	305
1964	840
1965	589
1966	431
1967	308
1968	556
1969	598
1970	486
1971	456
1972	334
1973	861
1974	719
1975	821
1976	508
1977	768
1978	516
1979	581
1980	447
1981	895
1982	736
1983	1,080
1984	716
1985	921
1986	862
1987	925
1988	748
1989	697
1990	795
1991	944
1992	579
1993	834
1994	1,156
1995	1,224
1996	1,004
1997	894
1998	1,600
1999	1,258
2000	1,474
2001	589
2002	1,397
2003	853
2004	1,056
2005	1,014
2006	699
2007	898
2008	628
2009	920
2010	928
2011	952
2012	832
2013	847
2014	732
2015	978
2016	787
2017	839
2018	968
2019	425
2020	572
2021	1,874
2022	1,194
2023	574
2024	1,150
2025	583
2026	830

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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 20	276
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1