Weather Records on 15 April 1960

319 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1960. Highest significance: Snoqualmie Pass, US.

Key Facts for 15 April 1960

On 15 April 1960, 319 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 316 daily.
Snoqualmie Pass set a daily record snowfall of 53.3 cm (21.0 in) on 15 April 1960.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

319 stations

319 station records on 15 April 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kipahulu 258	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli City	Libya	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scenic	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

319 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 15 April 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 15 April 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 316.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

232 broken records

Margins by which the 232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1960

Top 20 records on 15 April 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1960	Snoqualmie Pass, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1960	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1960	Rossland City Yard, CA	monthly snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1960	Kipahulu 258, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1960	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1960	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1960	Tripoli City, LY	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1960	Kumily, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1960	Rossland City Yard, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1960	Bumping Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1960	Ogies (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1960	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1960	Longview, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1960	Tripoli Sidi El Mesri, LY	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1960	Haparanda, SE	daily high min	1.3 C (34.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	76 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1960	Storrs, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1960	Cape Race (Aut), CA	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1960	Longmire Rainier Nps, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1960	Adams, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1960	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	28 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

1801 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1960. 1960 had 319 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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 100	227
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1