Weather Records on 31 March 1960

327 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1960. Highest significance: Pelserskraal, ZA.

Key Facts for 31 March 1960

On 31 March 1960, 327 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 322 daily.
Pelserskraal set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 31 March 1960.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

327 stations

327 station records on 31 March 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pelserskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbardston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Doornpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wonganoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sahebganj	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Illgararie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

327 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 11.

Records on 31 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 322.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

265 broken records

Margins by which the 265 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1960

Top 20 records on 31 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1960	Pelserskraal, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1960	Grindstone Island, CA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1960	Baynesfield Estate, ZA	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1960	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1960	Storrs, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1960	Lincoln, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1960	Chickmagalur, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1960	Glen Morgan, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1960	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1960	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1960	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1960	Hill City Muni AP, US	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1960	Denton 2 E, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1960	Hubbardston, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1960	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1960	Middletown 4 W, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1960	Doornpoort, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1960	Mannington 1 N, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1960	Wonganoo, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1960	Sahebganj, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

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 327 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

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Data for records on 1960-03-31: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 March 1960
Margin	Records
0 to 10	226
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2