Weather Records on 6 July 1960

687 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1960. Highest significance: Akhnoor, IN.

Key Facts for 6 July 1960

On 6 July 1960, 687 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 317 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 663 daily.
Akhnoor set a daily record precipitation of 163.0 mm (6.4 in) on 6 July 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

687 stations

687 station records on 6 July 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Akhnoor	India	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sahaswan	India	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Obar	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chhibramau	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Obar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rotan	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

687 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 202, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 6 July 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	202
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 663.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

545 broken records

Margins by which the 545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1960

Top 20 records on 6 July 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1960	Akhnoor, IN	daily rain	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1960	Porto Novo, IN	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1960	Sahaswan, IN	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1960	Palisade, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1960	Prince Rupert, CA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1960	Madurantakam, IN	daily rain	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1960	Pearl, US	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1960	Presa Parral, MX	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1960	Brooklet 1 W, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1960	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1960	Post, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1960	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	monthly low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1960	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1960	Yercaud, IN	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1960	Tiruvannamalai, IN	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1960	Sion 2, CH	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1960	Espanola, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1960	Hobbs, US	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1960	Sidhi, IN	daily rain	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1960	Kursk, RU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	63 years	37 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 687 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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Data for records on 1960-07-06: 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	516
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1