Weather Records on 12 October 1960

449 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1960. Highest significance: De Bilt, NL.

Key Facts for 12 October 1960

On 12 October 1960, 449 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 435 daily.
De Bilt set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 12 October 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

449 stations

449 station records on 12 October 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Zacapu (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hobhouse 23	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jamkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wesselsbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mimosa Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mirajgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indiga	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Upper	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mandla	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haringhata	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lanquedoc	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vogelstruiskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shamrock	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

449 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 12 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 12 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 435.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1960

Top 20 records on 12 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1960	De Bilt, NL	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1960	Zacapu (Smn), MX	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1960	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1960	Eureka, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1960	Cheyenne 1 WSW, US	all-time rain	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1960	Heerde, NL	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1960	Elk City 4 W, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1960	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1960	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1960	Hobhouse 23, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1960	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1960	Jamkhed, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1960	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1960	Nieuwejaarsfontein, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1960	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1960	Cloud Chief 2 SE, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1960	Khed, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1960	Sweetwater, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1960	Glen Agr. College,Bfn., ZA	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1960	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	79 years	41 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

1805 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1960. 1960 had 449 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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	255
10 to 20	76
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2