Weather Records on 16 July 1960

329 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1960. Highest significance: Holalkhere, IN.

Key Facts for 16 July 1960

On 16 July 1960, 329 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 320 daily.
Holalkhere set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 16 July 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

329 stations

329 station records on 16 July 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Copperas Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carr Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eclipse Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amarapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kurtha	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	234.6 mm (9.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Rosita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

329 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 136.

Records on 16 July 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1960

Top 20 records on 16 July 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1960	Holalkhere, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1960	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1960	Nilakottai, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1960	Pbo Anantapur, IN	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1960	Hammond, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1960	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1960	Madakasira, IN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1960	Mavelikara, IN	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1960	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1960	Attingal, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1960	Vinga, SE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1960	Meadowlands 9 S, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1960	Eidsvoll Verk, NO	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1960	Copperas Cove, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1960	Bagepalli, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1960	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1960	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1960	Hindupur, IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1960	Blanco, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1960	Madurai, IN	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	43 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

1798 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1960. 1960 had 329 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 July 1960
Margin	Records
0 to 20	207
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2