Weather Records on 15 July 1960

576 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1960. Highest significance: Majors Creek (the Old School), AU.

Key Facts for 15 July 1960

On 15 July 1960, 576 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 286 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 568 daily.
Majors Creek (the Old School) set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 15 July 1960.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

576 stations

576 station records on 15 July 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sampla	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Point Isl du Boi	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Khair	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ghaziabad	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kadipur	India	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bilgram	India	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Konnongorring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hardoi	India	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dassieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

576 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 165, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 15 July 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	165
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 568.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1960

Top 20 records on 15 July 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1960	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1960	McKinney Muni AP, US	all-time rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1960	Arantangi, IN	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1960	Burnet, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1960	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1960	Patan, IN	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1960	Alangudi, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1960	Sampla, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1960	Podor, SN	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1960	Orebro, SE	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1960	Pilot Point Isl du Boi, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1960	Khair, IN	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1960	Llano, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1960	Stewart, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1960	Lampasas, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1960	Ghaziabad, IN	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1960	El Reno 1 N, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1960	Healdton 3 E, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1960	Jabalpur, IN	daily rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1960	Waycross 4 NE, US	monthly rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	38 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 576 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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Data for records on 1960-07-15: 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	395
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1