Weather Records on 20 July 1960

758 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1960. Highest significance: Gokak, IN.

Key Facts for 20 July 1960

On 20 July 1960, 758 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
358 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 739 daily.
Gokak set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 20 July 1960.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

758 stations

758 station records on 20 July 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowanallup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Noongall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dyliabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Av-A-Rest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redwing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Tree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dinninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

758 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 237, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 320.

Records on 20 July 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	237
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1960 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 11, daily 739.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

607 broken records

Margins by which the 607 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1960

Top 20 records on 20 July 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1960	Gokak, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Manarra, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Hillside Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Gnowanallup, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Morekulam, IN	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Manapparai, IN	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Noongall, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Lampasas, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Twin Peaks, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Shirol, IN	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Sinnar, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Kangayam, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Dumbleyung, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Challis, US	all-time high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Miles City, US	all-time high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Fredericksburg, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Gum Park, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Dyliabing, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1960	Horseshoe, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 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

1809 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1960. 1960 had 758 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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Data for records on 1960-07-20: 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 10	516
10 to 20	66
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1