Weather Records on 22 January 1960

443 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1960. Highest significance: Cobar (the Meadows), AU.

Key Facts for 22 January 1960

On 22 January 1960, 443 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 437 daily.
Cobar (the Meadows) set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 22 January 1960.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

443 stations

443 station records on 22 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
US Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwagga (Devon Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flitwick Grange	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Myrtleford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

443 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 22 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 22 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

360 broken records

Margins by which the 360 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

22 January 1960

Top 20 records on 22 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1960	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1960	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1960	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1960	Pialba Post Office, AU	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1960	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1960	Sviland, NO	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 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)
22 January 1960	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1960	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 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)
22 January 1960	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1960	Kameruka (Kameruka Estate), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1960	Oksoey Fyr, NO	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1960	Bakke, NO	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1960	Ungowa Forest Station, AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1960	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1960	Colbinabbin, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1960	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1960	Emery, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1960	Gympie, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	64 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

1795 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 had 443 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	343
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1