Weather Records on 23 April 1960

1,648 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1960. Highest significance: Kempton (Oakmore), AU.

Key Facts for 23 April 1960

On 23 April 1960, 1,648 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
666 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 114 monthly and 1,510 daily.
Kempton (Oakmore) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 136.4 mm (5.4 in) on 23 April 1960.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,648 stations

1,648 station records on 23 April 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Richmond (Brookbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Essendon 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Werribee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Judbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eltham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Balwyn North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burrowye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Healesville (Mount St Leonard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Risdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canterbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,648 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 399, Lowest daily maximum 176, Highest daily minimum 267, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 686, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 23 April 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	399
Lowest daily maximum	176
Highest daily minimum	267
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	686
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 23 April 1960 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 114, daily 1,510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,402 broken records

Margins by which the 1,402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1960

Top 20 records on 23 April 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1960	Kempton (Oakmore), AU	all-time rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 April 1960	Geelong Sec, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1960	Mount Nelson, AU	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1960	Bellerive (Fort Street), AU	all-time rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1960	Franklin, AU	all-time rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1960	Kettering (Saddle Road), AU	all-time rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1960	Richmond (Brookbank), AU	all-time rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1960	Ormley, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1960	Geeveston Police Station, AU	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1960	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1960	Croydon (Samuel Street), AU	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1960	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1960	Richmond (Lowlands), AU	all-time rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1960	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	all-time rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1960	Sassafras Post Office, AU	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1960	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1960	Lorne Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1960	Essendon 1, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1960	Werribee Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1960	Judbury, AU	all-time rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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

1800 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1960. 1960 had 1,648 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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	1,337
50 to 100	50
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1