Weather Records on 2 July 1960

547 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1960. Highest significance: Wentworth (Cuthero), AU.

Key Facts for 2 July 1960

On 2 July 1960, 547 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 523 daily.
Wentworth (Cuthero) set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 2 July 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

547 stations

547 station records on 2 July 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wirraminna Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glendambo (Millers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Loxton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pocharam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Devrukh	India	Record daily precipitation	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatal	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

547 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 329.

Records on 2 July 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	329
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 523.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1960

Top 20 records on 2 July 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1960	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1960	Nappa Merrie, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1960	Kundha (Kailkund), IN	daily rain	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1960	Barton, AU	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1960	Queimadas, BR	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1960	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1960	Wirraminna Railway Station, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1960	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1960	Madison Wb City, US	monthly rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1960	Quorn (Olive Grove), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1960	Glendambo (Millers Creek), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1960	Marion, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1960	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1960	Voru, EE	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1960	Jamner, IN	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1960	Rajnandgaon, IN	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1960	Umrer, IN	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1960	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1960	Vita (Khanapur), IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1960	Moorook, AU	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	23 years	36 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 547 records.

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

Records on 07-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	1
1811	1
1816	2
1825	1
1826	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1856	1
1860	1
1863	1
1871	3
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	4
1901	12
1902	7
1903	9
1904	11
1905	30
1906	14
1907	26
1908	12
1909	34
1910	50
1911	32
1912	100
1913	19
1914	69
1915	33
1916	26
1917	22
1918	45
1919	38
1920	208
1921	234
1922	59
1923	223
1924	394
1925	112
1926	108
1927	183
1928	75
1929	162
1930	263
1931	526
1932	283
1933	500
1934	315
1935	252
1936	641
1937	434
1938	399
1939	191
1940	436
1941	535
1942	643
1943	359
1944	428
1945	425
1946	321
1947	313
1948	283
1949	372
1950	312
1951	309
1952	391
1953	553
1954	567
1955	633
1956	520
1957	1,058
1958	344
1959	386
1960	547
1961	343
1962	402
1963	666
1964	445
1965	440
1966	889
1967	610
1968	887
1969	468
1970	667
1971	334
1972	660
1973	628
1974	577
1975	605
1976	718
1977	450
1978	1,173
1979	773
1980	1,191
1981	770
1982	1,017
1983	904
1984	632
1985	756
1986	1,423
1987	791
1988	1,445
1989	962
1990	1,350
1991	1,123
1992	1,702
1993	641
1994	901
1995	1,110
1996	728
1997	1,101
1998	984
1999	1,066
2000	583
2001	1,240
2002	1,228
2003	1,111
2004	639
2005	648
2006	775
2007	932
2008	808
2009	1,083
2010	1,262
2011	1,066
2012	1,072
2013	1,471
2014	580
2015	1,096
2016	584
2017	504
2018	858
2019	401
2020	500
2021	861
2022	893
2023	559
2024	578
2025	1,293
2026	1,174

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Data for records on 1960-07-02: 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	425
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2