Weather Records on 20 June 1960

451 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 June 1960. Highest significance: Madison, US.

Key Facts for 20 June 1960

On 20 June 1960, 451 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 442 daily.
Madison set an all-time record daily precipitation of 147.1 mm (5.8 in) on 20 June 1960.
Across 158 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

451 stations

451 station records on 20 June 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 June 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Garanhuns	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Khambha	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tierhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosthern	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caron	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatsila Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Byad	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	108.9 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Semans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

451 records

Records set or tied on 20 June 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 20 June 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 June 1960 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 5, daily 442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 June 1960

Top 20 records on 20 June 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 June 1960	Madison, US	all-time rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 June 1960	Stanton, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1960	Garanhuns, BR	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1960	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1960	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1960	Beaverlodge Cda, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1960	Khambha, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1960	Porto Real Do Colegio, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1960	Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1960	Elgin, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1960	Mandan Exp STN, US	all-time rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1960	Florence 8 NE, US	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1960	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1960	Tierhoek, ZA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1960	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1960	Dillon, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1960	Zastron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1960	Ipswich, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1960	Uniao Dos Palmares, BR	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1960	Humboldt, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	35 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

1800 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1960. 1960 had 451 records.

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

Records on 06-20 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1813	1
1821	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1855	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1877	2
1879	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	3
1899	6
1900	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	22
1904	13
1905	14
1906	18
1907	10
1908	30
1909	9
1910	27
1911	27
1912	17
1913	30
1914	53
1915	75
1916	83
1917	96
1918	54
1919	67
1920	40
1921	42
1922	61
1923	263
1924	204
1925	483
1926	228
1927	193
1928	199
1929	137
1930	143
1931	536
1932	182
1933	676
1934	301
1935	337
1936	529
1937	412
1938	326
1939	270
1940	469
1941	200
1942	757
1943	447
1944	315
1945	769
1946	849
1947	387
1948	554
1949	314
1950	328
1951	289
1952	318
1953	998
1954	414
1955	291
1956	484
1957	598
1958	603
1959	504
1960	451
1961	836
1962	173
1963	379
1964	729
1965	463
1966	441
1967	687
1968	559
1969	982
1970	482
1971	395
1972	660
1973	553
1974	743
1975	984
1976	899
1977	453
1978	480
1979	727
1980	922
1981	987
1982	801
1983	724
1984	686
1985	811
1986	732
1987	960
1988	1,222
1989	918
1990	899
1991	1,085
1992	1,049
1993	964
1994	925
1995	1,260
1996	1,123
1997	738
1998	1,627
1999	906
2000	1,328
2001	771
2002	955
2003	843
2004	1,071
2005	1,055
2006	820
2007	1,208
2008	669
2009	1,060
2010	865
2011	1,359
2012	1,045
2013	879
2014	381
2015	637
2016	1,352
2017	1,086
2018	635
2019	693
2020	590
2021	1,161
2022	972
2023	1,265
2024	783
2025	944
2026	757

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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	338
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1