Weather Records on 28 July 1960

416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1960. Highest significance: Louisville 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 28 July 1960

On 28 July 1960, 416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 408 daily.
Louisville 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 115.3 mm (4.5 in) on 28 July 1960.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

416 stations

416 station records on 28 July 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Caiada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crisfield Somrs Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Traipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thirthahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

416 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 165.

Records on 28 July 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1960 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 5, daily 408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

327 broken records

Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1960

Top 20 records on 28 July 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1960	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1960	Sloan 3 S, US	daily rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	122.1 mm (4.8 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1960	Peddapuram, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1960	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1960	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1960	Punta Gorda, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1960	Smithfield, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1960	Serra Caiada, BR	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1960	Newberry, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1960	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1960	Alamur(Alamar), IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1960	Markapur, IN	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1960	Narrawong, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1960	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	monthly rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1960	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1960	Lilydale Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1960	Sao Benedito, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1960	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1960	Winnsboro, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1960	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	37 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

1815 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1960. 1960 had 416 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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Data for records on 1960-07-28: 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 20	296
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1