Weather Records on 15 October 1960

600 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1960. Highest significance: Praha-Klementinum, CZ.

Key Facts for 15 October 1960

On 15 October 1960, 600 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 591 daily.
Praha-Klementinum set a daily record precipitation of 29.1 mm (1.1 in) on 15 October 1960.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

600 stations

600 station records on 15 October 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crownpoint	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahad	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bandelier Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

600 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 15 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 15 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 591.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1960

Top 20 records on 15 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1960	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1960	Trinidad, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1960	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1960	Urjupinsk, RU	monthly rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1960	Des Moines, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1960	North Lake, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1960	Fruitland, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1960	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1960	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1960	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1960	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1960	Red Rvr, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1960	Tajique 4 N, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1960	Beaver, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1960	Mc Intosh 4 NW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1960	Mountainair, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1960	Cimarron 4 SW, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1960	Chaco Canyon Natl Mon, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1960	Newport, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1960	Trinidad, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	44 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

1794 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 600 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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 50	457
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3