Weather Records on 15 January 1960

707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1960. Highest significance: Franklin, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1960

On 15 January 1960, 707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 680 daily.
Franklin set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 15 January 1960.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

707 stations

707 station records on 15 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo (Colona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.3 mm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karonie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hasanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Cabonga	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yandal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

707 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 374, Heaviest daily snowfall 136, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 15 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	374
Heaviest daily snowfall	136
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 15 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 680.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

648 broken records

Margins by which the 648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1960

Top 20 records on 15 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 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)
15 January 1960	Elwood 8 S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1960	Norton 9SSE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1960	N Loup, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1960	Red Cloud, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1960	Gundagai, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1960	David City 4E, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1960	Hebron, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1960	Walthill 1E, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1960	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1960	Vinton, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1960	Nundroo (Colona), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1960	Conway Station, AU	daily rain	240.3 mm (9.5 in)	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1960	Beaver City, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1960	Blair, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1960	Hastings 4N, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1960	Darlington Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1960	Toledo 3N, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1960	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1960	Galena, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	16 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

1795 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 had 707 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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Data for records on 1960-01-15: 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	559
50 to 100	50
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1