Weather Records on 7 October 1960

413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1960. Highest significance: Nurnberg, DE.

Key Facts for 7 October 1960

On 7 October 1960, 413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 395 daily.
Nurnberg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 7 October 1960.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

413 stations

413 station records on 7 October 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Badausa	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chhibramau	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pailani	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biswan	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhognipur	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dhandaus	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kotkasim	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waneta	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bidhuna	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Derapur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mehgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karhal	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

413 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 395.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1960

Top 20 records on 7 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1960	Nurnberg, DE	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 October 1960	Regensburg, DE	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1960	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1960	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1960	Gollhofen, DE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1960	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1960	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1960	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1960	Metten, DE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1960	Plauen, DE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1960	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1960	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1960	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1960	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1960	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1960	Nanpara, IN	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1960	Khajwa, IN	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1960	Kaslo, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1960	Badausa, IN	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1960	Chhibramau, IN	monthly rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	42 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 413 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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	260
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2