Weather Records on 17 July 1960

324 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1960. Highest significance: Srivaikuntam, IN.

Key Facts for 17 July 1960

On 17 July 1960, 324 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 317 daily.
Srivaikuntam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 17 July 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

324 stations

324 station records on 17 July 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bharatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nagina	India	Record daily precipitation	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Rosita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bikram	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Copainala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalsia	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sampla	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Obar	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

324 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 135.

Records on 17 July 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1960 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 4, daily 317.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

236 broken records

Margins by which the 236 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1960

Top 20 records on 17 July 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1960	Srivaikuntam, IN	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1960	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1960	Morekulam, IN	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1960	Kunigal, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1960	Shirol, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1960	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1960	Henichesk, UA	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1960	Guanacevi (Smn), MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1960	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1960	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1960	Carson, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1960	Askaniia Nova, UA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1960	Barh, IN	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1960	Dudhi, IN	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1960	Rock Rapids, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1960	Bharatpur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1960	Mudukulathur, IN	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1960	Nagina, IN	daily rain	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1960	Titusville, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1960	Milton Freewater, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 324 records.

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

Records on 07-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1801	2
1802	1
1821	1
1827	1
1833	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	2
1852	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	5
1884	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	13
1907	12
1908	32
1909	16
1910	8
1911	52
1912	13
1913	26
1914	67
1915	71
1916	27
1917	62
1918	41
1919	45
1920	50
1921	120
1922	206
1923	105
1924	165
1925	275
1926	251
1927	118
1928	116
1929	154
1930	366
1931	492
1932	293
1933	216
1934	438
1935	245
1936	815
1937	313
1938	303
1939	540
1940	319
1941	386
1942	522
1943	321
1944	236
1945	681
1946	523
1947	505
1948	278
1949	405
1950	645
1951	356
1952	772
1953	557
1954	517
1955	512
1956	608
1957	298
1958	693
1959	631
1960	324
1961	408
1962	421
1963	223
1964	481
1965	753
1966	454
1967	965
1968	707
1969	741
1970	486
1971	790
1972	634
1973	680
1974	691
1975	775
1976	1,041
1977	764
1978	794
1979	642
1980	1,137
1981	628
1982	850
1983	1,120
1984	875
1985	483
1986	1,214
1987	1,388
1988	1,239
1989	1,289
1990	953
1991	763
1992	1,055
1993	956
1994	631
1995	917
1996	911
1997	816
1998	1,031
1999	925
2000	1,166
2001	916
2002	995
2003	1,396
2004	908
2005	1,184
2006	1,509
2007	1,218
2008	508
2009	1,218
2010	965
2011	1,101
2012	934
2013	819
2014	1,456
2015	831
2016	679
2017	398
2018	750
2019	477
2020	515
2021	625
2022	791
2023	1,060
2024	814
2025	966
2026	860

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	179
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2