Weather Records on 11 January 1960

548 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1960. Highest significance: Bisbee, US.

Key Facts for 11 January 1960

On 11 January 1960, 548 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
270 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 540 daily.
Bisbee set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 11 January 1960.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

548 stations

548 station records on 11 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stephens Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Elms	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

548 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 11 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 11 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 540.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

450 broken records

Margins by which the 450 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1960

Top 20 records on 11 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1960	Bisbee, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1960	Douglas Smelter, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1960	Wangaratta, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1960	Animas 3ESE, US	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1960	Groongal (Gundaline), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1960	Bindi, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1960	Canary Island, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1960	Stephens Rch, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1960	Tucson WFO, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1960	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1960	Atil, MX	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1960	Rucker Canyon, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1960	Guanacevi (Smn), MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1960	Yalta, UA	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1960	Nogales, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1960	Oakridge Fish Hatchery, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1960	Midland 4 ENE, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1960	Pilgrims Rest (Pol), ZA	daily rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1960	Gisela, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1960	Blayney Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	67 years	32 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

1794 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 548 records.

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

Records on 01-11 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1840	1
1851	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1871	1
1873	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	1
1896	8
1897	14
1898	5
1899	3
1900	8
1901	6
1902	6
1903	15
1904	3
1905	10
1906	4
1907	9
1908	7
1909	28
1910	50
1911	48
1912	47
1913	32
1914	41
1915	26
1916	79
1917	107
1918	208
1919	17
1920	101
1921	65
1922	131
1923	106
1924	367
1925	116
1926	102
1927	278
1928	589
1929	112
1930	186
1931	115
1932	180
1933	239
1934	192
1935	163
1936	475
1937	325
1938	192
1939	370
1940	419
1941	348
1942	687
1943	206
1944	109
1945	624
1946	325
1947	259
1948	342
1949	970
1950	420
1951	325
1952	214
1953	797
1954	526
1955	214
1956	594
1957	506
1958	344
1959	439
1960	548
1961	414
1962	2,062
1963	1,600
1964	248
1965	431
1966	246
1967	412
1968	1,103
1969	511
1970	539
1971	871
1972	1,400
1973	675
1974	1,878
1975	2,114
1976	685
1977	1,319
1978	654
1979	1,379
1980	1,319
1981	959
1982	2,363
1983	1,486
1984	828
1985	699
1986	873
1987	1,598
1988	1,065
1989	836
1990	1,459
1991	1,469
1992	718
1993	1,883
1994	667
1995	1,297
1996	1,366
1997	1,558
1998	1,165
1999	923
2000	1,122
2001	778
2002	970
2003	752
2004	848
2005	1,539
2006	1,096
2007	994
2008	1,019
2009	682
2010	1,093
2011	1,709
2012	881
2013	1,468
2014	684
2015	533
2016	555
2017	1,124
2018	1,027
2019	345
2020	1,617
2021	702
2022	295
2023	676
2024	614
2025	806
2026	499

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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	441
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1