Weather Records on 15 March 1960

972 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1960. Highest significance: Inverness 3 SE, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1960

On 15 March 1960, 972 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 311 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 926 daily.
Inverness 3 SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 145.5 mm (5.7 in) on 15 March 1960.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

972 stations

972 station records on 15 March 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coomrith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	197.5 mm (7.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bulwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guarabira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koshkonong	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pelserskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

972 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 179, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 178, Deepest snow cover 156.

Records on 15 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	179
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	178
Deepest snow cover	156

Records on 15 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 37, daily 926.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

840 broken records

Margins by which the 840 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1960

Top 20 records on 15 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1960	Inverness 3 SE, US	monthly rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1960	Sangli, IN	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1960	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1960	Minonk, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1960	Isleworth, US	monthly rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1960	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1960	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1960	Quincy, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1960	Manhattan, US	all-time snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1960	Griggsville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1960	Emporia 1 S, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1960	Lencois, BR	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1960	Belgaum, IN	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1960	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1960	Somwarpet, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1960	Saint Leo, US	monthly rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1960	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1960	North End, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1960	Canudos, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1960	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	52 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 972 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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Data for records on 1960-03-15: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	759
100 to 200	63
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1