Weather Records on 6 October 1960

545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1960. Highest significance: Biswan, IN.

Key Facts for 6 October 1960

On 6 October 1960, 545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 515 daily.
Biswan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 241.3 mm (9.5 in) on 6 October 1960.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

545 stations

545 station records on 6 October 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biswan	India	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bilari	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pauta Amaria	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chhibramau	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Muhammdi	India	Record daily precipitation	173.4 mm (6.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sahaswan	India	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Puranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Unnao	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Karera	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dhandaus	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bharthana	India	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bisalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	227.2 mm (8.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	261.6 mm (10.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baheri	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bhognipur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhauli	India	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Etawah	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatampur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	159.2 mm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kasganj	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehpur	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandila	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shikohabad	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farrukhabad	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Digri	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bidhuna	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mustafabad Jasra	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faridpur	India	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hardoi	India	Record daily precipitation	273.6 mm (10.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hasanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pandhera	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Budaun	India	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Derapur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Misrikh	India	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Purwa	India	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beberu	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kannauj	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

545 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 6 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

464 broken records

Margins by which the 464 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1960

Top 20 records on 6 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1960	Biswan, IN	monthly rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	50 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1960	Bilari, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1960	Pauta Amaria, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1960	Chhibramau, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1960	Muhammdi, IN	daily rain	173.4 mm (6.8 in)	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1960	Mainpuri, IN	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1960	Mainpuri, IN	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1960	Kanpur, IN	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1960	Pilibhit City, IN	daily rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1960	Sahaswan, IN	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1960	Puranpur, IN	daily rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1960	Unnao, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1960	Bisauli, IN	daily rain	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1960	Karera, IN	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1960	Mehgaon, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1960	Kanpur, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1960	Dhandaus, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1960	Akbarpur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1960	Bharthana, IN	monthly rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1960	Auraiya, IN	monthly rain	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	48 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

1802 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1960. 1960 had 545 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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Data for records on 1960-10-06: 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 25	372
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	21
75 to 100	20
100 to 125	13
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	1