Weather Records on 7 February 1960

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1960. Highest significance: Winderie, AU.

Key Facts for 7 February 1960

On 7 February 1960, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 443 daily.
Winderie set a daily record precipitation of 74.2 mm (2.9 in) on 7 February 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 7 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pikedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coolesha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moa Island Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cummings	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pinnacles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 7 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 7 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 443.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

362 broken records

Margins by which the 362 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 1960

Top 20 records on 7 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1960	Winderie, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1960	Mount Phillip, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1960	Virden, CA	daily high min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22.2 C (40.0 F)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1960	Pikedale, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1960	Coolesha, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1960	Ft Bidwell, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1960	Barnong, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1960	Wanna, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1960	Yalgoo, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1960	Wattoning, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1960	Durawah, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1960	Moa Island Mission, AU	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1960	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1960	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1960	Volta Ph, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1960	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low max	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1960	Mount Wittenoom, AU	all-time rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1960	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1960	Mount Keith, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1960	Baddeck, CA	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 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

1803 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1960. 1960 had 448 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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 20	307
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2