Weather Records on 4 October 1960

246 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1960. Highest significance: Digri, IN.

Key Facts for 4 October 1960

On 4 October 1960, 246 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 234 daily.
Digri set a monthly record daily precipitation of 215.9 mm (8.5 in) on 4 October 1960.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

246 stations

246 station records on 4 October 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Digri	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chhibramau	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagaon Bhogaon	India	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Safipur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	237.2 mm (9.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bilhaur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	237.2 mm (9.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Unnao	India	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rehli	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Purwa	India	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kannauj	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rayanapally	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandaus	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khair	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kashipur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hardoi	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kunch	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farrukhabad	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Misrikh	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Majgahan Hansraj	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sirmuthra	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Budaun	India	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karhal	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Khairee	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hathras	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gandipet(Osmansa)	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anjangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sahaswan	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kaimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thakurdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manyberries Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hardua Marar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bilgram	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

246 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 4 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 234.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

202 broken records

Margins by which the 202 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1960

Top 20 records on 4 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1960	Digri, IN	monthly rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1960	Chhibramau, IN	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1960	Bhagaon Bhogaon, IN	all-time rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1960	Safipur, IN	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1960	Mainpuri, IN	monthly rain	237.2 mm (9.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1960	Bilhaur, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1960	Mainpuri, IN	monthly rain	237.2 mm (9.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1960	Bluff City, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1960	Unnao, IN	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1960	Jalaun, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1960	Feodosiia, UA	monthly rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1960	Rajnandgaon, IN	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1960	Rehli, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1960	Purwa, IN	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1960	Kannauj, IN	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1960	Rayanapally, IN	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1960	Murwara(Kathi), IN	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1960	Dhandaus, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1960	Pichhore, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1960	Kanpur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	32 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

1795 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 had 246 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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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 20	149
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2