Weather Records on 18 August 1960

599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 August 1960. Highest significance: Horton, US.

Key Facts for 18 August 1960

On 18 August 1960, 599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 584 daily.
Horton set a daily record precipitation of 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 18 August 1960.
Across 171 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

599 stations

599 station records on 18 August 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 August 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Oakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spearman	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schootefountain	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Silverstreams	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valdaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pampa Wb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danielskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaliakheri	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 10 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

599 records

Records set or tied on 18 August 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 356.

Records on 18 August 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	356
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 August 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 584.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

500 broken records

Margins by which the 500 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 August 1960

Top 20 records on 18 August 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 August 1960	Horton, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 August 1960	Oakes, US	all-time rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	7 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 August 1960	Manhattan, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 August 1960	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 August 1960	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1960	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1960	Spearman, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1960	Schootefountain, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1960	Silverstreams, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1960	Supply 1 E, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1960	Hopkins, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1960	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1960	Abilene, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1960	Lebo, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1960	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1960	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1960	Emmett, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1960	Pampa Wb AP, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1960	Overdene, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1960	Neosho Rapids, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	42 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 599 records.

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

Records on 08-18 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1816	1
1827	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1869	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1883	3
1885	3
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	6
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	10
1906	40
1907	7
1908	21
1909	24
1910	16
1911	11
1912	21
1913	43
1914	37
1915	60
1916	71
1917	70
1918	53
1919	34
1920	51
1921	39
1922	129
1923	90
1924	225
1925	300
1926	168
1927	269
1928	141
1929	181
1930	150
1931	241
1932	382
1933	431
1934	638
1935	424
1936	766
1937	308
1938	243
1939	381
1940	434
1941	467
1942	333
1943	738
1944	325
1945	400
1946	416
1947	958
1948	315
1949	393
1950	683
1951	355
1952	405
1953	323
1954	622
1955	795
1956	580
1957	380
1958	580
1959	537
1960	599
1961	415
1962	428
1963	760
1964	443
1965	525
1966	573
1967	623
1968	795
1969	530
1970	597
1971	381
1972	493
1973	734
1974	639
1975	844
1976	917
1977	1,112
1978	854
1979	1,309
1980	771
1981	1,386
1982	563
1983	1,420
1984	600
1985	765
1986	861
1987	1,609
1988	1,351
1989	952
1990	920
1991	533
1992	1,497
1993	706
1994	1,027
1995	1,882
1996	760
1997	1,191
1998	923
1999	888
2000	1,183
2001	1,036
2002	1,306
2003	860
2004	1,050
2005	865
2006	842
2007	1,116
2008	1,265
2009	839
2010	1,167
2011	1,239
2012	1,247
2013	752
2014	751
2015	880
2016	704
2017	565
2018	462
2019	615
2020	1,541
2021	1,118
2022	1,237
2023	1,094
2024	696
2025	455
2026	545

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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	438
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1