Weather Records on 14 March 1960

968 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1960. Highest significance: David City 4E, US.

Key Facts for 14 March 1960

On 14 March 1960, 968 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 450 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 951 daily.
David City 4E set a daily record snow depth of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 14 March 1960.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

968 stations

968 station records on 14 March 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Po Bldg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Willanthry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carina (Wilga Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norvalspont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hobhouse 23	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

968 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 348, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 161.

Records on 14 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	348
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	161

Records on 14 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 951.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

834 broken records

Margins by which the 834 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1960

Top 20 records on 14 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1960	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1960	Minonk, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1960	Minneapolis, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1960	Pawnee City, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1960	Bolivar 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1960	Bombala (Cambalong), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1960	Jhb-Norwood, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1960	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1960	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1960	Memphis Po Bldg, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1960	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1960	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1960	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1960	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1960	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1960	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1960	Manhattan, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1960	Griggsville, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1960	Mt Carroll, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1960	Quincy, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	9 years	48 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

1810 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1960. 1960 had 968 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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 100	743
100 to 200	71
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1