Weather Records on 4 July 1960

562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1960. Highest significance: Kirov, RU.

Key Facts for 4 July 1960

On 4 July 1960, 562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 544 daily.
Kirov set an all-time record daily precipitation of 95.8 mm (3.8 in) on 4 July 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

562 stations

562 station records on 4 July 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Jaswantpura	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kunghari	India	Record daily precipitation	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maggea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	256.8 mm (10.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saoner	India	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mapulehu 542	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Grant	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waikerie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

562 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 264.

Records on 4 July 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 544.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

433 broken records

Margins by which the 433 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 181.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1960

Top 20 records on 4 July 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1960	Kirov, RU	all-time rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1960	Jaswantpura, IN	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1960	Landsort, SE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1960	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1960	Enid, US	monthly rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	9 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1960	Beaver, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1960	Renmark, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1960	Chinnar, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1960	Kunghari, IN	daily rain	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1960	Madison, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1960	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1960	Maggea, AU	monthly rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1960	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1960	Farmington, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1960	Sagar Island, IN	daily rain	256.8 mm (10.1 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1960	Vanceburg, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1960	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1960	Ralston, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1960	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1960	Parker 6 E, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	39 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

1806 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1960. 1960 had 562 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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Data for records on 1960-07-04: 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 25	395
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1