Weather Records on 21 March 1960

892 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1960. Highest significance: Misrikh, IN.

Key Facts for 21 March 1960

On 21 March 1960, 892 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 385 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 858 daily.
Misrikh set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.1 mm (3.2 in) on 21 March 1960.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

892 stations

892 station records on 21 March 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Misrikh	India	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Warora	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belsand	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nagode	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 2	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mahasamund	India	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maramsilli	India	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paulistana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dhanaha	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cococi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhatagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Napoklu	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Katra	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

892 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 218, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 221, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 105.

Records on 21 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	218
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	221
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	105

Records on 21 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 858.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

644 broken records

Margins by which the 644 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

21 March 1960

Top 20 records on 21 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1960	Misrikh, IN	monthly rain	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1960	Warora, IN	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1960	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1960	Minonk, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1960	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1960	Madison, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1960	Belsand, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1960	Fort Cochin, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1960	Lexington 3E, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1960	Galva, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1960	Champaign 3S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1960	Nagode, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1960	McPherson, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 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)
21 March 1960	Midland 2, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1960	Collegeville St Joe AP, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1960	Horton, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1960	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1960	Dawson, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1960	Mahasamund, IN	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	24 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

1797 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1960. 1960 had 892 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

Download the Data

Data for records on 1960-03-21: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	560
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1