Weather Records on 25 March 1960

1,108 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 1960. Highest significance: Picos, BR.

Key Facts for 25 March 1960

On 25 March 1960, 1,108 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
334 were record highs and 547 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,076 daily.
Picos set a daily record precipitation of 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 25 March 1960.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,108 stations

1,108 station records on 25 March 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Picos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Araripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville FAA AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,108 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 274, Lowest daily maximum 264, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 283, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 25 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	274
Lowest daily maximum	264
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	283
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 25 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 1,076.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

895 broken records

Margins by which the 895 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 1960

Top 20 records on 25 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1960	Picos, BR	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Ridgway, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Mt Carroll, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Galva, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Bloomington Normal, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Onawa 3NW, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Steffenville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Araripe, BR	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Peterborough, CA	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Madison, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Taua, BR	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	74 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Fall River, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Hiram, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Welland, CA	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1960	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	74 years	35 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

1806 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1960. 1960 had 1,108 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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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 50	833
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	3