Weather Records on 4 January 1960

358 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1960. Highest significance: Bloukrans (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 4 January 1960

On 4 January 1960, 358 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 349 daily.
Bloukrans (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 4 January 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

358 stations

358 station records on 4 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Basoda	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliakheri	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Marston Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tierhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lascelles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turriff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Diapur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawloit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winters 9 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Booroorban (Ramsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Bananeiras (Caeeb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salwani(Silvani)	India	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Speed (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morro Do Chapeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

358 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 4 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 4 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 349.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

314 broken records

Margins by which the 314 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1960

Top 20 records on 4 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1960	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	Mallan (Niemur Valley), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	Sea Lake (Post Office), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	Gama, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	Basoda, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	Stilbaai (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	Kaliakheri, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	Serviceton, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	Baziya (Bos), ZA	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	Sea Lake (Marston Downs), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	Bareli, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	Woodville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	Tierhoek, ZA	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	Red Rvr, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1960	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 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

1795 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 had 358 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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 50	301
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1