Weather Records on 23 October 1960

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1960. Highest significance: Miva, AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 1960

On 23 October 1960, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 336 daily.
Miva set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 23 October 1960.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 23 October 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coolon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cecilwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colton Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coalstoun Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yabba Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 336.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

277 broken records

Margins by which the 277 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1960

Top 20 records on 23 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1960	Miva, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	Tiaro, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	McBride 4SE, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	Collingwood, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	Dijon-Longvic, FR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	monthly rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	Pialba Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	Valemount, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	Anderleigh, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	Freewood, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	Biscotasing, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	Kairi Research Station, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	Plain View, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	Mount Coolon Hotel, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	Wondalli, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	Port Townsend, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1960	Ungowa Forest Station, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	35 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

1795 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 had 341 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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	237
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1