Weather Records on 20 March 1960

594 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1960. Highest significance: Aledo, US.

Key Facts for 20 March 1960

On 20 March 1960, 594 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 578 daily.
Aledo set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 20 March 1960.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

594 stations

594 station records on 20 March 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tharsa	India	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boa Vista (Ledo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bhilai	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bhatagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kondapar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rajim	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

594 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 216, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 114.

Records on 20 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	216
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	114

Records on 20 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 578.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

478 broken records

Margins by which the 478 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1960

Top 20 records on 20 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1960	Aledo, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1960	Galva, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1960	Minneapolis, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1960	Minonk, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1960	Lexington 3E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1960	Champaign 3S, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1960	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1960	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1960	Fayette, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1960	Pawnee City, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1960	Madhubani, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1960	Tharsa, IN	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1960	Boa Vista (Ledo), BR	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1960	Brahmapuri, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1960	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1960	Morrison, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1960	Manhattan, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1960	Chillicothe Radio Kchi, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1960	Collegeville St Joe AP, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1960	Ottawa, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 years	46 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

1808 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1960. 1960 had 594 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

Download the Data

Data for records on 1960-03-20: 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 50	397
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	9
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	2