Weather Records on 19 October 1960

546 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1960. Highest significance: Liberty, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 1960

On 19 October 1960, 546 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 542 daily.
Liberty set a daily record precipitation of 194.6 mm (7.7 in) on 19 October 1960.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

546 stations

546 station records on 19 October 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Edna 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minneola	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wishek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tantoyuca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flitwick Grange	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

546 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 542.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

483 broken records

Margins by which the 483 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1960

Top 20 records on 19 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1960	Liberty, US	daily rain	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1960	Mission 4 W, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1960	Houma, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1960	Leoti, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1960	Schriever, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1960	Edna 3 SW, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1960	Pollachi, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1960	Cuero, US	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1960	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1960	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1960	Hoburg, SE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1960	Minneola, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1960	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1960	Conroe, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1960	Matehuala (Smn), MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1960	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1960	Bird City 10S, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1960	Sugartown, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1960	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1960	Sinton, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	38 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

1806 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1960. 1960 had 546 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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 25	433
25 to 50	36
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1