Weather Records on 4 February 1960

421 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1960. Highest significance: Saint Francis, US.

Key Facts for 4 February 1960

On 4 February 1960, 421 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 413 daily.
Saint Francis set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 4 February 1960.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

421 stations

421 station records on 4 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Spearman	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yuin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pampa Wb AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.3 C (-22.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bogalusa	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cacapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mutual	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

421 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 4 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 4 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1960

Top 20 records on 4 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1960	Saint Francis, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1960	Spearman, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1960	Sharon Springs, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1960	Wray, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1960	Yuin, AU	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1960	Wray, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1960	Arnett 3NE, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1960	Weatherford, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1960	Eads, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1960	Oakwood 3 SW, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1960	Coldwater, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1960	Liberal, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1960	Hooker, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1960	Bird City 10S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1960	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1960	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1960	Hammon 3 SSW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1960	Yuma, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1960	Alva 1W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1960	Springfield, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	36 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 421 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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Data for records on 1960-02-04: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	317
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1