Weather Records on 13 July 1960

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1960. Highest significance: Crown St. Reservoir, AU.

Key Facts for 13 July 1960

On 13 July 1960, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 463 daily.
Crown St. Reservoir set a daily record precipitation of 98.0 mm (3.9 in) on 13 July 1960.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 13 July 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lehal	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mohania(Mahania)	India	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Patiala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 337.

Records on 13 July 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

421 broken records

Margins by which the 421 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1960

Top 20 records on 13 July 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1960	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	74 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1960	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1960	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1960	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1960	Deniliquin Norwood, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 July 1960	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1960	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1960	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1960	Kharar, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1960	Araluen Post Office, AU	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1960	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1960	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1960	Wyndham Post Office, AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1960	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1960	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1960	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1960	Pambula Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1960	Kilpuri, IN	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1960	Elk City 4 W, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1960	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	51 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

1795 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 had 470 records.

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

Records on 07-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1824	1
1832	1
1834	1
1840	1
1842	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1855	1
1860	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	3
1885	1
1887	1
1888	7
1889	6
1890	3
1891	4
1892	2
1893	5
1894	2
1895	11
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1900	2
1901	7
1902	7
1903	8
1904	9
1905	5
1906	17
1907	22
1908	11
1909	7
1910	16
1911	47
1912	79
1913	21
1914	50
1915	17
1916	45
1917	22
1918	160
1919	79
1920	30
1921	81
1922	34
1923	104
1924	147
1925	229
1926	426
1927	195
1928	146
1929	123
1930	443
1931	351
1932	349
1933	653
1934	445
1935	304
1936	999
1937	264
1938	188
1939	382
1940	891
1941	599
1942	282
1943	433
1944	302
1945	637
1946	318
1947	245
1948	407
1949	333
1950	849
1951	393
1952	730
1953	700
1954	1,044
1955	378
1956	436
1957	321
1958	324
1959	451
1960	470
1961	513
1962	615
1963	726
1964	1,023
1965	479
1966	649
1967	654
1968	427
1969	676
1970	410
1971	517
1972	861
1973	489
1974	569
1975	1,474
1976	650
1977	581
1978	437
1979	562
1980	1,127
1981	795
1982	513
1983	887
1984	817
1985	488
1986	918
1987	1,105
1988	898
1989	635
1990	1,762
1991	888
1992	1,293
1993	1,374
1994	1,340
1995	1,350
1996	957
1997	793
1998	1,274
1999	1,356
2000	978
2001	800
2002	1,546
2003	934
2004	686
2005	1,039
2006	1,179
2007	756
2008	672
2009	807
2010	1,192
2011	1,216
2012	1,283
2013	548
2014	540
2015	692
2016	667
2017	594
2018	435
2019	443
2020	668
2021	778
2022	686
2023	705
2024	908
2025	708
2026	1,123

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	319
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	14
80 to 100	7
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	1