Weather Records on 8 July 1960

483 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1960. Highest significance: Plainview, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 1960

On 8 July 1960, 483 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 471 daily.
Plainview set an all-time record daily precipitation of 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 8 July 1960.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

483 stations

483 station records on 8 July 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Engle	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bhiwani	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rajim	India	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mohania(Mahania)	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kendri	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shahjahanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kondapar	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Srimadhopur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barwasagar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porter 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Suratgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mahoba	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rewari	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

483 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 208.

Records on 8 July 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 471.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

378 broken records

Margins by which the 378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1960

Top 20 records on 8 July 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1960	Plainview, US	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	9 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1960	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1960	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1960	Fort Simpson, CA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1960	Engle, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1960	Ft Sumner, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1960	Park Rch, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1960	Bhiwani, IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1960	Heerde, NL	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1960	Vega 2NW, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1960	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1960	Marnitz, DE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1960	Magarwara, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1960	Muleshoe #1, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1960	Rajim, IN	daily rain	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1960	Karwi, IN	daily rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1960	Carlsbad, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1960	Mohania(Mahania), IN	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1960	Ferozepur Sadar, IN	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1960	Vajda-Guba, RU	daily high min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	62 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 483 records.

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

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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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 20	325
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1