Weather Records on 25 October 1960

439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1960. Highest significance: Geneva Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 25 October 1960

On 25 October 1960, 439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 417 daily.
Geneva Exp STN set a monthly record daily snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 25 October 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

439 stations

439 station records on 25 October 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bersimis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa Do Ceara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

439 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 25 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 25 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

340 broken records

Margins by which the 340 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 224.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1960

Top 20 records on 25 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1960	Geneva Exp STN, US	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	17 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1960	Alice, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1960	Chasm Falls, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1960	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1960	Floresville, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1960	Welbekend, ZA	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1960	Bersimis, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1960	Raymondville, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1960	Bowie, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1960	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1960	Runge, US	monthly rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1960	Dannemora, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1960	Haskinville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1960	Langsloot, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1960	Bontfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1960	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1960	Frazerpet, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1960	Ripogenus Dam, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1960	Three Rivers, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1960	Vicosa Do Ceara, BR	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 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

1800 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1960. 1960 had 439 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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 50	323
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1