Weather Records on 1 July 1960

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 July 1960. Highest significance: Zhizdra, RU.

Key Facts for 1 July 1960

On 1 July 1960, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 368 daily.
Zhizdra set a daily record precipitation of 34.6 mm (1.4 in) on 1 July 1960.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

386 stations

386 station records on 1 July 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 July 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lucerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Naco	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Duved	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	209.5 mm (8.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 1 July 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 160.

Records on 1 July 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 July 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 368.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 July 1960

Top 20 records on 1 July 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 July 1960	Zhizdra, RU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Hernando, US	all-time high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Araci, BR	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Newton 6 SSE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Rosetown Cda Epf, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Bayfield 6 N, US	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Hana 354, US	monthly low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Cynthiana, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Lucerne, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Altastenberg, DE	monthly low max	7.1 C (44.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Karesuando, SE	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Louisville, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1960	Salem, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	15 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

1793 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 386 records.

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

Records on 07-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1811	2
1816	1
1832	1
1833	1
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1846	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1872	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	4
1898	10
1899	8
1900	2
1901	16
1902	6
1903	13
1904	18
1905	20
1906	14
1907	11
1908	11
1909	21
1910	30
1911	24
1912	51
1913	62
1914	126
1915	22
1916	30
1917	34
1918	57
1919	32
1920	293
1921	239
1922	55
1923	298
1924	350
1925	166
1926	95
1927	163
1928	65
1929	146
1930	163
1931	763
1932	300
1933	601
1934	220
1935	263
1936	425
1937	491
1938	355
1939	287
1940	393
1941	528
1942	510
1943	494
1944	252
1945	614
1946	432
1947	493
1948	278
1949	301
1950	435
1951	484
1952	271
1953	618
1954	619
1955	535
1956	420
1957	657
1958	496
1959	738
1960	386
1961	370
1962	280
1963	663
1964	403
1965	358
1966	504
1967	488
1968	721
1969	472
1970	632
1971	421
1972	474
1973	627
1974	738
1975	554
1976	768
1977	672
1978	718
1979	722
1980	959
1981	828
1982	1,606
1983	749
1984	766
1985	1,019
1986	965
1987	954
1988	1,542
1989	832
1990	1,405
1991	1,021
1992	1,689
1993	623
1994	936
1995	1,326
1996	637
1997	1,145
1998	1,280
1999	1,395
2000	593
2001	897
2002	1,090
2003	1,031
2004	768
2005	941
2006	674
2007	719
2008	857
2009	1,159
2010	1,146
2011	1,038
2012	1,295
2013	1,151
2014	517
2015	917
2016	515
2017	667
2018	764
2019	531
2020	820
2021	957
2022	759
2023	514
2024	660
2025	1,181
2026	958

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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 10	228
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1