Weather Records on 10 February 1960

683 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 February 1960. Highest significance: Yreka, US.

Key Facts for 10 February 1960

On 10 February 1960, 683 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 665 daily.
Yreka set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 10 February 1960.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

683 stations

683 station records on 10 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Notre Dame du Laus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.9 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Camm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caesars Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ettrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Menangina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zanthus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paw Paw	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

683 records

Records set or tied on 10 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 300, Heaviest daily snowfall 121, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 10 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	121
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 10 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 14, daily 665.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

569 broken records

Margins by which the 569 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 February 1960

Top 20 records on 10 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 1960	Yreka, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1960	Notre Dame du Laus, CA	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1960	Tipton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1960	Williamsburg 1E, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1960	Clinton 2, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1960	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	132.9 mm (5.2 in)	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1960	Hornepayne, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1960	Indianola 1SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1960	Eau Claire 4 NE, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1960	Albia 3 NNE, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1960	Mount Magnet, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1960	Lake Camm, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1960	Galena, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1960	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1960	Corning, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1960	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1960	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1960	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1960	Belleville, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1960	Bloomingdale, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	42 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

1798 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1960. 1960 had 683 records.

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

Records on 02-10 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1829	1
1845	1
1853	1
1856	2
1857	1
1858	1
1862	3
1864	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1895	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	22
1902	3
1903	11
1904	14
1905	7
1906	11
1907	6
1908	9
1909	16
1910	14
1911	105
1912	43
1913	27
1914	52
1915	20
1916	77
1917	28
1918	44
1919	69
1920	62
1921	40
1922	62
1923	107
1924	87
1925	348
1926	142
1927	61
1928	151
1929	456
1930	77
1931	95
1932	1,196
1933	583
1934	369
1935	420
1936	366
1937	401
1938	543
1939	931
1940	560
1941	221
1942	412
1943	286
1944	580
1945	144
1946	398
1947	584
1948	490
1949	396
1950	244
1951	986
1952	538
1953	558
1954	619
1955	836
1956	626
1957	668
1958	527
1959	1,173
1960	683
1961	764
1962	741
1963	625
1964	410
1965	887
1966	1,235
1967	342
1968	345
1969	1,176
1970	698
1971	1,094
1972	240
1973	755
1974	356
1975	585
1976	1,440
1977	639
1978	1,159
1979	1,807
1980	1,054
1981	1,572
1982	1,214
1983	500
1984	435
1985	912
1986	1,140
1987	762
1988	819
1989	729
1990	1,666
1991	584
1992	646
1993	857
1994	1,402
1995	757
1996	1,397
1997	778
1998	1,411
1999	1,912
2000	961
2001	1,102
2002	1,256
2003	859
2004	757
2005	1,058
2006	477
2007	854
2008	915
2009	1,543
2010	1,358
2011	2,103
2012	963
2013	602
2014	824
2015	937
2016	942
2017	1,568
2018	560
2019	973
2020	1,235
2021	837
2022	772
2023	705
2024	1,197
2025	803
2026	636

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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	528
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3