Weather Records on 17 August 1960

533 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 1960. Highest significance: Leavenworth, US.

Key Facts for 17 August 1960

On 17 August 1960, 533 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 516 daily.
Leavenworth set a daily record precipitation of 92.5 mm (3.6 in) on 17 August 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

533 stations

533 station records on 17 August 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Unchhera	India	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lavers Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Po Bldg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Niwar(Amehta)	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Price Game Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baihar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

533 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 August 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 1960

Top 20 records on 17 August 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1960	Leavenworth, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Unchhera, IN	daily rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Sheridan Fld STN, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Khurai, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Beloit, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Laramie, US	monthly low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Gillette 3SE, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Mohpani, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Colony, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Centennial 1NE, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Lavers Hill, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Micurinsk, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Sveg, SE	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Newell, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Worland, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1960	Memphis Po Bldg, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	36 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

1797 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1960. 1960 had 533 records.

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

Records on 08-17 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1802	2
1820	2
1837	1
1838	2
1841	2
1842	1
1845	2
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	5
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	14
1902	7
1903	6
1904	2
1905	11
1906	28
1907	9
1908	26
1909	24
1910	17
1911	18
1912	31
1913	79
1914	41
1915	28
1916	33
1917	35
1918	112
1919	37
1920	110
1921	37
1922	169
1923	161
1924	171
1925	130
1926	182
1927	228
1928	131
1929	243
1930	138
1931	302
1932	360
1933	260
1934	377
1935	437
1936	670
1937	726
1938	466
1939	364
1940	341
1941	378
1942	461
1943	743
1944	531
1945	387
1946	433
1947	682
1948	475
1949	371
1950	522
1951	413
1952	470
1953	345
1954	685
1955	465
1956	407
1957	504
1958	519
1959	543
1960	533
1961	998
1962	445
1963	650
1964	410
1965	641
1966	496
1967	679
1968	953
1969	593
1970	467
1971	447
1972	1,044
1973	750
1974	582
1975	612
1976	797
1977	1,216
1978	814
1979	1,464
1980	895
1981	1,112
1982	554
1983	1,574
1984	726
1985	948
1986	916
1987	1,150
1988	1,608
1989	687
1990	949
1991	560
1992	1,813
1993	803
1994	1,038
1995	1,724
1996	752
1997	1,544
1998	1,003
1999	697
2000	994
2001	1,101
2002	1,266
2003	948
2004	1,046
2005	722
2006	814
2007	1,646
2008	1,301
2009	922
2010	1,105
2011	956
2012	1,215
2013	802
2014	997
2015	890
2016	748
2017	544
2018	518
2019	467
2020	1,529
2021	800
2022	1,428
2023	1,032
2024	740
2025	538
2026	535

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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	406
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1