Weather Records on 1 January 1960

958 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1960. Highest significance: Arwal, IN.

Key Facts for 1 January 1960

On 1 January 1960, 958 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 899 daily.
Arwal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.0 mm (3.5 in) on 1 January 1960.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

958 stations

958 station records on 1 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jerramungup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wannerie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Capel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bally Bally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Henley Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Noggerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canning River Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Muresk Agric.College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shackleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Tu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mooliabeenee Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthornden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wialcutting	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fernbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kulin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tambarmering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caroling South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Landscape Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

958 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 585, Heaviest daily snowfall 173, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 1 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	585
Heaviest daily snowfall	173
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 1 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 59, daily 899.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

863 broken records

Margins by which the 863 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1960

Top 20 records on 1 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1960	Arwal, IN	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1960	Cape Naturaliste, AU	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1960	Busselton Shire, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1960	Pingelly, AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1960	Bunbury Post Office, AU	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1960	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1960	Jerramungup, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1960	Donnybrook, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1960	Mundaring, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1960	Wannerie, AU	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1960	Marradong, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1960	Beverley, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1960	Duranillin, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1960	Le Mars, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1960	Brookton, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1960	Oakland, AU	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1960	Capel, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1960	Toodyay, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1960	Bally Bally, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1960	Quairading, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	57 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

1798 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1960. 1960 had 958 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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Data for records on 1960-01-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	779
50 to 100	65
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1