Weather Records on 11 July 1960

373 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1960. Highest significance: Lucknow, IN.

Key Facts for 11 July 1960

On 11 July 1960, 373 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 368 daily.
Lucknow set a daily record precipitation of 307.5 mm (12.1 in) on 11 July 1960.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

373 stations

373 station records on 11 July 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 July 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lucknow	India	Record daily precipitation	307.5 mm (12.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmau	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taranagar (Reni)	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Evap	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Badgam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chandauli	India	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akhnoor	India	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usilampatti	India	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katwa	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cobram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durroo	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatal	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ageon	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kankey	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

373 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 229.

Records on 11 July 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 July 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 368.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

307 broken records

Margins by which the 307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 183.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 July 1960

Top 20 records on 11 July 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1960	Lucknow, IN	daily rain	307.5 mm (12.1 in)	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1960	Ravenna, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1960	Dalmau, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1960	Taranagar (Reni), IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1960	Serampore, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1960	Jefferson City Evap, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1960	Khajwa, IN	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1960	Badgam, IN	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1960	Chandauli, IN	daily rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1960	Tamala, AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1960	Akhnoor, IN	daily rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1960	Muralgarra, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1960	Usilampatti, IN	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1960	Mohanlalganj, IN	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1960	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1960	Karmala, IN	all-time rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1960	Kangayam, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1960	Monticello, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1960	Kingsport, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1960	Sri Ranbirsingh, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 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

1813 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1960. 1960 had 373 records.

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

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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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 25	276
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1