Weather Records on 21 October 1960

408 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1960. Highest significance: Randwick Bowling Club, AU.

Key Facts for 21 October 1960

On 21 October 1960, 408 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 403 daily.
Randwick Bowling Club set a daily record precipitation of 127.8 mm (5.0 in) on 21 October 1960.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

408 stations

408 station records on 21 October 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Benito	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baralaba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Netherby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burquitlam Vancouver Golf Cour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Acland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

408 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

322 broken records

Margins by which the 322 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1960

Top 20 records on 21 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1960	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1960	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1960	Bunghill Tank, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1960	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1960	Graman (Willowie), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1960	Eerstegeluk, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1960	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1960	Harlingen, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1960	San Benito, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1960	Baralaba Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1960	Pacific Salt, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1960	Ridgelands, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1960	Winchendon, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1960	Forks 1 E, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1960	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1960	Nossen, DE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1960	Kilanilai, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1960	Jonacatepec, MX	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1960	Rio Grande City, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1960	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 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

1795 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 had 408 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	293
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1