Weather Records on 14 October 1960

437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1960. Highest significance: Kiev, UA.

Key Facts for 14 October 1960

On 14 October 1960, 437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 431 daily.
Kiev set a daily record precipitation of 42.5 mm (1.7 in) on 14 October 1960.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

437 stations

437 station records on 14 October 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln College View	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maclure Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aiyansh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

437 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 14 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 14 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1960

Top 20 records on 14 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1960	Kiev, UA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1960	Olathe 3E, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1960	Lincoln College View, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1960	Kayenta, US	all-time rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1960	Telkwa, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1960	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1960	Antioch, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1960	Maclure Lake, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1960	Crato, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1960	Aiyansh, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1960	Friend 3E, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1960	Henrietta, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1960	Sveg, SE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1960	Hayden, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1960	Fredonia, US	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1960	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1960	Gatesville, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1960	Colwana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1960	Geneseo, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1960	Lucknow, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	73 years	33 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

1793 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 437 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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	316
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2