Weather Records on 17 October 1960

432 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1960. Highest significance: Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE.

Key Facts for 17 October 1960

On 17 October 1960, 432 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 417 daily.
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag) set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 17 October 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

432 stations

432 station records on 17 October 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Avalon	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Littlefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arizona Falls 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Obar	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bueyeros 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

432 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 17 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 17 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

383 broken records

Margins by which the 383 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1960

Top 20 records on 17 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1960	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1960	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1960	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1960	Portales, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1960	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1960	Carlsbad, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1960	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1960	Tres Piedras, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1960	Dawson, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1960	Black Lake, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1960	Ft Sumner, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1960	Seminole, US	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1960	Artesia 6S, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1960	Chacon, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1960	Lake Avalon, US	all-time rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1960	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1960	North Lake, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1960	Bell Ranch, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1960	Newkirk, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1960	Red Rvr, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	40 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

1793 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 432 records.

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

Records on 10-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	2
1808	2
1810	1
1811	1
1817	1
1820	1
1830	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	7
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	5
1894	2
1895	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	17
1905	12
1906	3
1907	16
1908	46
1909	18
1910	13
1911	24
1912	12
1913	26
1914	72
1915	7
1916	81
1917	29
1918	20
1919	34
1920	82
1921	64
1922	60
1923	149
1924	81
1925	324
1926	153
1927	163
1928	530
1929	119
1930	441
1931	431
1932	345
1933	190
1934	262
1935	337
1936	338
1937	865
1938	710
1939	424
1940	580
1941	194
1942	349
1943	1,173
1944	415
1945	289
1946	437
1947	744
1948	724
1949	442
1950	809
1951	274
1952	474
1953	463
1954	579
1955	562
1956	353
1957	245
1958	415
1959	403
1960	432
1961	525
1962	350
1963	513
1964	492
1965	920
1966	551
1967	576
1968	929
1969	714
1970	815
1971	1,053
1972	866
1973	542
1974	1,055
1975	605
1976	1,381
1977	1,060
1978	583
1979	468
1980	1,366
1981	555
1982	575
1983	526
1984	1,551
1985	585
1986	354
1987	828
1988	827
1989	1,163
1990	1,109
1991	1,352
1992	1,384
1993	1,001
1994	1,306
1995	1,076
1996	987
1997	1,114
1998	1,455
1999	815
2000	461
2001	878
2002	992
2003	764
2004	935
2005	643
2006	1,506
2007	690
2008	467
2009	1,606
2010	625
2011	734
2012	550
2013	516
2014	530
2015	843
2016	1,559
2017	743
2018	1,163
2019	504
2020	889
2021	294
2022	964
2023	544
2024	994
2025	363

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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	339
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2