Weather Records on 14 January 1960

905 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1960. Highest significance: Montrose 1, US.

Key Facts for 14 January 1960

On 14 January 1960, 905 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 861 daily.
Montrose 1 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 14 January 1960.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

905 stations

905 station records on 14 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montrose 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taylor	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

905 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 387, Heaviest daily snowfall 118, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 14 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	387
Heaviest daily snowfall	118
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 14 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 43, daily 861.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

743 broken records

Margins by which the 743 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 257.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1960

Top 20 records on 14 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1960	Montrose 1, US	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1960	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1960	Oberlin, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1960	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1960	Stratton, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1960	Gothenburg, US	monthly snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1960	Ericson 8 WNW, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1960	Imperial, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1960	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1960	Arcadia, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1960	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1960	Red Rvr, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1960	Montrose 1, US	monthly snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1960	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1960	Montrose #2, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1960	Oshkosh, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1960	Ner, IN	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1960	Arcadia, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1960	Montrose #2, US	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1960	Stapleton 5 SSE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	20 years	47 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

1794 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 905 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

Download the Data

Data for records on 1960-01-14: 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	679
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1