Weather Records on 14 July 1960

554 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 July 1960. Highest significance: Rocky Hall Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 14 July 1960

On 14 July 1960, 554 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 546 daily.
Rocky Hall Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 14 July 1960.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

554 stations

554 station records on 14 July 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 July 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tajshet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chandauli	India	Record daily precipitation	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mikhailovka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnaur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kondapar	India	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pueblo City Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brandonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

554 records

Records set or tied on 14 July 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 275.

Records on 14 July 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 July 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 546.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

435 broken records

Margins by which the 435 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 July 1960

Top 20 records on 14 July 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 1960	Rocky Hall Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	Karmala, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	Tajshet, RU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	Chandauli, IN	daily rain	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	Cathcart (Mount Darragh), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	Cutchogue, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	Chittoor, IN	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	Westernport, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	Braidwood (Krawarree), AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	Springfield, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	Carlisle, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	Captains Flat (Foxlow St), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1960	Deniliquin Norwood, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	57 years	42 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

1802 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1960. 1960 had 554 records.

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

Records on 07-14 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1808	1
1824	1
1832	1
1840	2
1845	1
1856	1
1860	2
1864	2
1866	1
1875	1
1876	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	10
1899	6
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	21
1904	18
1905	11
1906	18
1907	13
1908	15
1909	7
1910	23
1911	28
1912	116
1913	21
1914	43
1915	17
1916	18
1917	55
1918	72
1919	44
1920	44
1921	105
1922	31
1923	127
1924	156
1925	138
1926	500
1927	212
1928	221
1929	87
1930	497
1931	430
1932	623
1933	378
1934	413
1935	278
1936	1,019
1937	282
1938	202
1939	367
1940	536
1941	548
1942	278
1943	364
1944	240
1945	466
1946	229
1947	379
1948	422
1949	436
1950	726
1951	335
1952	995
1953	518
1954	1,141
1955	1,058
1956	360
1957	368
1958	455
1959	349
1960	554
1961	441
1962	922
1963	535
1964	618
1965	256
1966	668
1967	1,124
1968	553
1969	595
1970	477
1971	436
1972	588
1973	652
1974	654
1975	1,054
1976	693
1977	544
1978	495
1979	559
1980	1,178
1981	708
1982	809
1983	930
1984	862
1985	720
1986	722
1987	1,035
1988	806
1989	640
1990	1,748
1991	860
1992	999
1993	1,432
1994	1,250
1995	1,459
1996	1,038
1997	723
1998	1,350
1999	1,536
2000	999
2001	870
2002	1,401
2003	1,037
2004	638
2005	758
2006	998
2007	862
2008	683
2009	920
2010	1,678
2011	1,093
2012	1,114
2013	539
2014	711
2015	622
2016	682
2017	674
2018	475
2019	415
2020	635
2021	788
2022	575
2023	724
2024	784
2025	756
2026	1,037

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Data for records on 1960-07-14: 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	366
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1