Weather Records on 20 October 1960

671 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1960. Highest significance: Waialua 847, US.

Key Facts for 20 October 1960

On 20 October 1960, 671 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 316 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 666 daily.
Waialua 847 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 177.3 mm (7.0 in) on 20 October 1960.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

671 stations

671 station records on 20 October 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 892	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adams	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coolesha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weston College, Mooi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlap	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrone Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

671 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 202, Heaviest daily rainfall 306, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 20 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	202
Heaviest daily rainfall	306
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 20 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

573 broken records

Margins by which the 573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1960

Top 20 records on 20 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1960	Waialua 847, US	monthly rain	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1960	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1960	Harrington Harbour, CA	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1960	Waimea 892, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1960	Loretto, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1960	Kawailoa, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1960	Loudon 1 E, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1960	Moloaa 1145, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1960	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1960	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1960	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1960	Yabba Creek, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1960	Clinton, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1960	Monterey, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1960	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1960	Adams, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1960	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1960	Vanceburg, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1960	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1960	Coolesha, AU	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	34 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

1806 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1960. 1960 had 671 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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	532
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1