Weather Records on 10 April 1960

683 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1960. Highest significance: Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 10 April 1960

On 10 April 1960, 683 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 667 daily.
Ingwavuma (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 71.0 mm (2.8 in) on 10 April 1960.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

683 stations

683 station records on 10 April 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beauchamp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

683 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 243, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 April 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	243
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 April 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 667.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1960

Top 20 records on 10 April 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1960	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1960	Lake Marmal, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1960	Beauchamp, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1960	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1960	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1960	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1960	Pioche, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1960	Great Western (Seppelt), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1960	Morgan, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1960	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1960	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1960	Warrenton (Mun), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1960	Loa, US	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1960	Manti, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1960	Oak City, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1960	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1960	Ndumu, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1960	Franklinville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1960	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1960	Union City, US	monthly low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	37 years	29 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

1793 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 683 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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 10	496
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1