Weather Records on 23 June 1960

452 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 June 1960. Highest significance: Scottsburg, US.

Key Facts for 23 June 1960

On 23 June 1960, 452 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 425 daily.
Scottsburg set a daily record precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 23 June 1960.
Across 161 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

452 stations

452 station records on 23 June 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 June 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Henryville Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna Lock 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
College Hill Lock 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tazewell 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Dam 38	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roberts 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ford Lock 1O	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrone Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

452 records

Records set or tied on 23 June 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 250.

Records on 23 June 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 June 1960 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 22, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 June 1960

Top 20 records on 23 June 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 June 1960	Scottsburg, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1960	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1960	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1960	Henryville Sf, US	monthly rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1960	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1960	Warsaw, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1960	Jhansi, IN	daily rain	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1960	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1960	Gladwin, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1960	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1960	Anchorage, US	monthly rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1960	Bloomington Normal, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1960	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1960	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1960	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1960	Columbus, US	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1960	Jeffersonville, US	monthly rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1960	Rockville, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1960	Franklin 2 NNE, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1960	Beardstown, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	51 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

1805 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1960. 1960 had 452 records.

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

Records on 06-23 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1821	2
1822	1
1824	1
1834	1
1843	1
1849	2
1850	1
1853	2
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1874	3
1876	1
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	4
1887	3
1888	4
1889	4
1890	1
1892	9
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	5
1902	10
1903	22
1904	10
1905	16
1906	14
1907	20
1908	20
1909	29
1910	30
1911	23
1912	38
1913	28
1914	31
1915	127
1916	14
1917	22
1918	92
1919	42
1920	76
1921	72
1922	25
1923	143
1924	86
1925	162
1926	336
1927	104
1928	155
1929	182
1930	408
1931	331
1932	208
1933	605
1934	367
1935	231
1936	627
1937	479
1938	266
1939	218
1940	365
1941	295
1942	475
1943	260
1944	427
1945	394
1946	348
1947	648
1948	567
1949	424
1950	812
1951	443
1952	538
1953	657
1954	486
1955	369
1956	533
1957	514
1958	630
1959	427
1960	452
1961	453
1962	285
1963	546
1964	434
1965	391
1966	426
1967	708
1968	356
1969	969
1970	484
1971	270
1972	1,522
1973	520
1974	625
1975	681
1976	668
1977	480
1978	509
1979	550
1980	633
1981	846
1982	602
1983	968
1984	654
1985	552
1986	628
1987	946
1988	1,751
1989	1,039
1990	639
1991	904
1992	1,675
1993	922
1994	956
1995	891
1996	1,342
1997	777
1998	1,589
1999	904
2000	636
2001	808
2002	1,079
2003	1,335
2004	970
2005	1,070
2006	810
2007	802
2008	533
2009	1,077
2010	966
2011	989
2012	793
2013	525
2014	382
2015	642
2016	1,203
2017	1,012
2018	493
2019	1,174
2020	716
2021	950
2022	661
2023	942
2024	959
2025	1,414
2026	894

Download the Data

Data for records on 1960-06-23: 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	299
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2