Weather Records on 11 March 1960

1,115 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1960. Highest significance: Etah, IN.

Key Facts for 11 March 1960

On 11 March 1960, 1,115 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 475 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 90 monthly and 1,013 daily.
Etah set a monthly record daily precipitation of 79.8 mm (3.1 in) on 11 March 1960.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,115 stations

1,115 station records on 11 March 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Etah	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tilhar	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Khannah	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harrisburg	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hathras	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chhibramau	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mahroni	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehpur Sikri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mungaoli	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dhandaus	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mitis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mitis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deori	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kolaras	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,115 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 298, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 103, Deepest snow cover 206.

Records on 11 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	298
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	103
Deepest snow cover	206

Records on 11 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 90, daily 1,013.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

933 broken records

Margins by which the 933 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1960

Top 20 records on 11 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1960	Etah, IN	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1960	Tilhar, IN	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1960	Khannah, IN	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1960	Jalaun, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1960	Muvattupuzha, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1960	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1960	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1960	Harrisburg, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1960	Quincy, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1960	Khurai, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1960	Bareilly Sadar, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1960	Minneapolis, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 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)
11 March 1960	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1960	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1960	Hopkinsville, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1960	Yakutat AP, US	all-time snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1960	Hathras, IN	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1960	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1960	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	54 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

1793 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 1,115 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 March 1960
Margin	Records
0 to 100	838
100 to 200	68
200 to 300	21
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1