Weather Records on 10 January 1960

498 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1960. Highest significance: White Cliffs Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 10 January 1960

On 10 January 1960, 498 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 495 daily.
White Cliffs Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 68.1 mm (2.7 in) on 10 January 1960.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

498 stations

498 station records on 10 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Top Hut)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeys Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ozena	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quandialla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burquitlam Vancouver Golf Cour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wallendbeen (Corang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

498 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 10 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 10 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 495.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1960

Top 20 records on 10 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1960	White Cliffs Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1960	Bourke (Yanda), AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1960	Tanbar Station, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1960	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1960	Serpentine (East Loddon), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1960	Tower 2S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1960	Minas Nuevas, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1960	Cobar (Double Gates), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1960	Khamgaon, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1960	Pooncarie (Top Hut), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1960	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1960	Cookeys Plains, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1960	Mulege, MX	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1960	Lovelock, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1960	Barry, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1960	Tottenham (Woodlands 1), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1960	Ozena, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1960	Farmington, US	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1960	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1960	Quandialla Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1799 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1960. 1960 had 498 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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	375
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1