Weather Records on 20 August 1960

465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1960. Highest significance: Pitea, SE.

Key Facts for 20 August 1960

On 20 August 1960, 465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 447 daily.
Pitea set an all-time record daily precipitation of 73.5 mm (2.9 in) on 20 August 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

465 stations

465 station records on 20 August 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lulea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kotputli	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jatusana	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Srimadhopur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rewari	India	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nimarana	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rohtak	India	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskop (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	135.8 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quilimane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jind	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tepeaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Telpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uitkyk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

465 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 269.

Records on 20 August 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1960 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 13, daily 447.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

381 broken records

Margins by which the 381 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1960

Top 20 records on 20 August 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1960	Pitea, SE	all-time rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	98 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1960	Lulea-Bergnaset, SE	all-time rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1960	Lulea, SE	all-time rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1960	Kotputli, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1960	Greenethorpe (Iandra), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1960	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1960	Jatusana, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1960	Lockport Lock 2, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1960	Matamoras, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1960	Brookville, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1960	Forest, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1960	Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1960	Burnett 3 S, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1960	Srimadhopur, IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1960	Rewari, IN	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1960	Cheviot Fells, ZA	monthly rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1960	Nimarana, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1960	Bloemhof, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1960	Venterstad, ZA	monthly rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1960	Rohtak, IN	monthly rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	44 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 465 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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 10	280
10 to 20	64
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	3