Weather Records on 10 March 1960

834 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1960. Highest significance: Queenton, AU.

Key Facts for 10 March 1960

On 10 March 1960, 834 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 222 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 757 daily.
Queenton set a daily record precipitation of 122.4 mm (4.8 in) on 10 March 1960.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

834 stations

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

Weather records on 10 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tharsa	India	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pusad	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coonoor	India	Record daily precipitation	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Basoda	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jactial	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nuh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

834 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 133, Deepest snow cover 216.

Records on 10 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	133
Deepest snow cover	216

Records on 10 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 68, daily 757.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

700 broken records

Margins by which the 700 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1960

Top 20 records on 10 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1960	Queenton, AU	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1960	Minneapolis, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1960	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1960	Tharsa, IN	monthly rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1960	Pusad, IN	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1960	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1960	Monmouth, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1960	New Burnside, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1960	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1960	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1960	Farmington, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1960	Graham 2 ENE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1960	Shelby 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1960	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1960	Bloomington Normal, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1960	Quincy, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1960	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1960	Andrews, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1960	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1960	Hiriyur, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	53 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

1807 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1960. 1960 had 834 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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Data for records on 1960-03-10: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 March 1960
Margin	Records
0 to 100	572
100 to 200	95
200 to 300	27
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1