Weather Records on 1 April 1960

295 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1960. Highest significance: Guide Rock, US.

Key Facts for 1 April 1960

On 1 April 1960, 295 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 280 daily.
Guide Rock set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 1 April 1960.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

295 stations

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

Weather records on 1 April 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leola	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.8 C (-39.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

295 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 1 April 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 1 April 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

260 broken records

Margins by which the 260 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1960

Top 20 records on 1 April 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1960	Guide Rock, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Nelson, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Alexandria, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Elgin, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Superior, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Ada, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Britton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Oakdale, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Red Cloud, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Highmore, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Clay Ctr 6 ESE, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Osmond, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Springview 2NW, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Cromleigh,Ixopo, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Britton, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1960	Gregory, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	40 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

1803 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1960. 1960 had 295 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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Data for records on 1960-04-01: 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	219
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1