Weather Records on 4 August 1960

331 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1960. Highest significance: Havana, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 1960

On 4 August 1960, 331 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 314 daily.
Havana set a monthly record daily precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 4 August 1960.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

331 stations

331 station records on 4 August 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosthern	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mala	India	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vandanmettu	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jalna	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jabera	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chhipabarod	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jane Lew	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

331 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 136.

Records on 4 August 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1960 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 314.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1960

Top 20 records on 4 August 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1960	Havana, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1960	Sagar, IN	daily rain	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1960	Cedar Run (River), US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1960	Benson, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1960	Rosthern, CA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1960	St Marys, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1960	Mala, IN	daily rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1960	Poitiers - Biard, FR	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1960	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1960	Bens Run 1 SSE, US	all-time rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1960	Kankakee 3 SW, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1960	Vandanmettu, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1960	Klaipeda, LT	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1960	Morris River, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1960	La Salle Peru, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1960	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1960	Kenton, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1960	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1960	Greensburg, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1960	Budge Budge, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	35 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 331 records.

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

Records on 08-04 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1830	2
1833	1
1835	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1857	1
1859	2
1860	2
1863	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1874	3
1875	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	1
1899	7
1900	6
1902	4
1903	18
1904	11
1905	19
1906	14
1907	20
1908	31
1909	27
1910	17
1911	23
1912	51
1913	15
1914	33
1915	85
1916	97
1917	29
1918	95
1919	34
1920	79
1921	67
1922	68
1923	146
1924	132
1925	77
1926	334
1927	136
1928	352
1929	224
1930	698
1931	371
1932	258
1933	347
1934	521
1935	367
1936	719
1937	258
1938	489
1939	433
1940	236
1941	383
1942	303
1943	468
1944	662
1945	355
1946	265
1947	845
1948	558
1949	421
1950	666
1951	680
1952	465
1953	1,017
1954	426
1955	624
1956	437
1957	343
1958	533
1959	303
1960	331
1961	745
1962	470
1963	438
1964	885
1965	409
1966	552
1967	428
1968	280
1969	638
1970	415
1971	813
1972	773
1973	748
1974	1,040
1975	772
1976	801
1977	599
1978	1,051
1979	510
1980	998
1981	636
1982	703
1983	920
1984	722
1985	634
1986	905
1987	892
1988	1,204
1989	738
1990	1,013
1991	769
1992	754
1993	1,046
1994	1,265
1995	1,117
1996	1,143
1997	891
1998	1,423
1999	762
2000	840
2001	1,087
2002	928
2003	1,309
2004	968
2005	1,246
2006	1,131
2007	685
2008	883
2009	681
2010	1,665
2011	1,536
2012	738
2013	452
2014	980
2015	505
2016	732
2017	1,134
2018	760
2019	499
2020	778
2021	691
2022	1,185
2023	1,150
2024	809
2025	840
2026	1,044

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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	229
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1