Weather Records on 24 July 1960

466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1960. Highest significance: Mena, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 1960

On 24 July 1960, 466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 454 daily.
Mena set a daily record precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 24 July 1960.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

466 stations

466 station records on 24 July 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chinocup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morada Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Itatira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dyliabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kulin Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kuringup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moulyinning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowanallup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Rafael	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centreville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khambha	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narra Tarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Howatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

466 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 227.

Records on 24 July 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 454.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

387 broken records

Margins by which the 387 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1960

Top 20 records on 24 July 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1960	Mena, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1960	Fraser Range, AU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960	Chinocup, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960	Nanambinia, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960	Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960	Limoeiro Do Norte, BR	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960	Morada Nova, BR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960	Angicos, BR	monthly rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960	Warriup, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960	Lake Pingrup, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960	Itatira, BR	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960	Talladega, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960	Acude Santo Antonio de Russas, BR	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960	Pine Ridge, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960	Nyerilup, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960	Dyliabing, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960	Sao Joao Do Cariri, BR	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960	Gunnerside, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960	Kulin Rock, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1960	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	93 years	46 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

1799 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1960. 1960 had 466 records.

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

Records on 07-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1813	1
1817	1
1832	1
1836	1
1838	2
1843	2
1844	1
1846	1
1849	2
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	3
1874	1
1875	2
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1889	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	4
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	5
1903	8
1904	19
1905	19
1906	18
1907	8
1908	11
1909	21
1910	36
1911	51
1912	84
1913	30
1914	22
1915	35
1916	32
1917	40
1918	70
1919	19
1920	46
1921	67
1922	186
1923	87
1924	193
1925	154
1926	186
1927	251
1928	237
1929	187
1930	195
1931	364
1932	249
1933	356
1934	994
1935	342
1936	498
1937	327
1938	545
1939	225
1940	568
1941	335
1942	331
1943	278
1944	315
1945	252
1946	407
1947	852
1948	385
1949	408
1950	384
1951	333
1952	534
1953	403
1954	447
1955	445
1956	379
1957	428
1958	372
1959	522
1960	466
1961	612
1962	996
1963	521
1964	517
1965	333
1966	401
1967	344
1968	430
1969	585
1970	553
1971	678
1972	528
1973	743
1974	670
1975	521
1976	521
1977	829
1978	673
1979	652
1980	487
1981	1,025
1982	689
1983	1,425
1984	789
1985	829
1986	1,227
1987	1,220
1988	1,130
1989	896
1990	944
1991	1,092
1992	1,271
1993	1,705
1994	1,153
1995	927
1996	1,145
1997	1,097
1998	990
1999	1,201
2000	1,236
2001	1,186
2002	796
2003	2,254
2004	1,604
2005	1,158
2006	1,694
2007	1,310
2008	1,363
2009	856
2010	1,859
2011	1,514
2012	827
2013	572
2014	922
2015	483
2016	637
2017	559
2018	953
2019	1,221
2020	432
2021	541
2022	681
2023	804
2024	986
2025	879
2026	924

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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	352
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1