Weather Records on 21 January 1960

319 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1960. Highest significance: Bowraville Recreation Club, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 1960

On 21 January 1960, 319 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 312 daily.
Bowraville Recreation Club set a daily record precipitation of 155.7 mm (6.1 in) on 21 January 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

319 stations

319 station records on 21 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Budhana	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pampa Wb AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deoband	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhainswal	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jeogla (Jeolga Old.Sf.Site)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Theunissen (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

319 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 21 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 21 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 312.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

256 broken records

Margins by which the 256 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1960

Top 20 records on 21 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1960	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1960	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1960	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1960	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1960	Ludington 4 SE, US	all-time snowfall	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1960	Raleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1960	Karnaprayag, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1960	Saint Francis, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1960	Macksville Country Club, AU	monthly rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1960	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1960	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1960	Stornoway Airport, GB	monthly low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1960	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1960	Tibri, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1960	Budhana, IN	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1960	Corry, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1960	Pampa Wb AP, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1960	Bierbank, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1960	Deoband, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1960	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	34 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

1793 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 319 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,386
2026	201

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	226
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2