Weather Records on 7 January 1960

440 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1960. Highest significance: Shegaon, IN.

Key Facts for 7 January 1960

On 7 January 1960, 440 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 428 daily.
Shegaon set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.4 mm (3.9 in) on 7 January 1960.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

440 stations

440 station records on 7 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fernbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baihar	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washago	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandara	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bharno	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khitoli	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kindsi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chaurai	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mercier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Notre Dame du Laus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

440 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 7 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 7 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

376 broken records

Margins by which the 376 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1960

Top 20 records on 7 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1960	Shegaon, IN	monthly rain	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1960	Waraseoni, IN	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1960	Fernbrook, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1960	Balaghat, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1960	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1960	Baihar, IN	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1960	Achalpur, IN	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1960	Washago, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1960	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1960	Bhandara, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1960	Bharno, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1960	Khitoli, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1960	Kindsi, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1960	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1960	Chaurai, IN	monthly rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1960	Patan, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1960	Katangi, IN	monthly rain	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1960	Sambalpur, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1960	Bodalkasa, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1960	Brahmapuri, IN	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	39 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

1826 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1960. 1960 had 440 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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Data for records on 1960-01-07: 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	324
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1