Weather Records on 21 July 1960

651 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1960. Highest significance: Pinsk, BY.

Key Facts for 21 July 1960

On 21 July 1960, 651 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
308 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 622 daily.
Pinsk set a daily record precipitation of 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 21 July 1960.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

651 stations

651 station records on 21 July 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Millston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koonadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cashmere Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nokaning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Omsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cardonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walgoolan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Four Corners	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baandee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anketell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calingiri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minnivale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redwing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lanaubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nangeenan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

651 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 177, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 270.

Records on 21 July 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	177
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	270
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1960 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 24, daily 622.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

516 broken records

Margins by which the 516 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1960

Top 20 records on 21 July 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1960	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1960	New Norcia, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1960	Burracoppin, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1960	Millston, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1960	Koonadgin, AU	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1960	Fort Hill, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1960	Satna, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1960	Leeuwarden_1, NL	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1960	Ishpeming, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1960	Cashmere Downs, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1960	Nokaning, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1960	Murgoo, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1960	Wydgee, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1960	Ely Park, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1960	Moree, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1960	Gokak, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1960	Yoweragabbie, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1960	Omsk, RU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1960	Eagle Harbor, US	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1960	Cardonia, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	47 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

1794 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 651 records.

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

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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Data for records on 1960-07-21: 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	424
10 to 20	64
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2