Weather Records on 12 July 1960

466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1960. Highest significance: Genoa, IT.

Key Facts for 12 July 1960

On 12 July 1960, 466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 455 daily.
Genoa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 121.0 mm (4.8 in) on 12 July 1960.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

466 stations

466 station records on 12 July 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	164.2 mm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	174.3 mm (6.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	168.6 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandila	India	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durroo	India	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	134.3 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gulah(Gula)	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Progresso	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bunya Bunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cowan Cowan Signal STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Panipat	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bullardoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tenindewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rohtak	India	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

466 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 369.

Records on 12 July 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	369
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

423 broken records

Margins by which the 423 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1960

Top 20 records on 12 July 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1960	Genoa, IT	monthly rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1960	Garhshankar, IN	daily rain	164.2 mm (6.5 in)	115.7 mm (4.6 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1960	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1960	Una, IN	daily rain	174.3 mm (6.9 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1960	Gujjran, IN	all-time rain	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1960	Batala, IN	daily rain	168.6 mm (6.6 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1960	Sandila, IN	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1960	Channapatana, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1960	Fatehabad, IN	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1960	Thathaiengarpet, IN	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1960	Westonia, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1960	Panskura, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1960	Nalbarra, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1960	Ninghan Station, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1960	Durroo, IN	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1960	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1960	Akbarpur, IN	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1960	Hoshiarpur, IN	daily rain	134.3 mm (5.3 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1960	Tanda, IN	all-time rain	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1960	Delhi Sadar, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	40 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

1796 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1960. 1960 had 466 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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Data for records on 1960-07-12: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	376
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1