Weather Records on 8 August 1960

399 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1960. Highest significance: Oswego 1 N, US.

Key Facts for 8 August 1960

On 8 August 1960, 399 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 364 daily.
Oswego 1 N set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 8 August 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

399 stations

399 station records on 8 August 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Khilchipur	India	Record daily precipitation	321.1 mm (12.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatsila Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	119.3 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Khandhla	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manohar Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Radhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rajgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Suvasaratappa	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palandu	India	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

399 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 100.

Records on 8 August 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1960 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 29, daily 364.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1960

Top 20 records on 8 August 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1960	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	Clinton, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	Khilchipur, IN	all-time rain	321.1 mm (12.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	Miami, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	Ghatsila Sr, IN	daily rain	119.3 mm (4.7 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	Khandhla, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	Manohar Thana, IN	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	Baddeck, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	Umrer, IN	daily rain	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	Williamsville, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	Cawker City, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	Coraopolis Neville Is, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	Chilliwack, CA	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	Mosman Water Supply, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	St Andrews, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	Coupeville 1 S, US	all-time high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1960	Estevan Point, CA	monthly high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 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

1793 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 399 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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	263
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1