Weather Records on 22 July 1960

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 1960. Highest significance: Mount Phillip, AU.

Key Facts for 22 July 1960

On 22 July 1960, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 408 daily.
Mount Phillip set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 22 July 1960.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 22 July 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doolgunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Noongall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boa Vista (Ledo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edaggee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oxnard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shamrock	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tierhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 165.

Records on 22 July 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 1960 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 6, daily 408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

312 broken records

Margins by which the 312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 1960

Top 20 records on 22 July 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 1960	Mount Phillip, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1960	Kottaram, IN	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1960	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1960	Mount Augustus, AU	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1960	Elk Point, CA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1960	Halflong Obsy, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1960	Erick, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1960	Doolgunna, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1960	Hammon 3 SSW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1960	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1960	Mulungu (Camarazal), BR	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1960	Williambury, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1960	Mangalore, IN	daily rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1960	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1960	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1960	South Springfield (South Sprin, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1960	Kunda, EE	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1960	Minnie Creek, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1960	Noongall, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1960	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	33 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 419 records.

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

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	873

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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 20	288
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1