Weather Records on 31 October 1960

296 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1960. Highest significance: Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US.

Key Facts for 31 October 1960

On 31 October 1960, 296 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 277 daily.
Mt Pleasant 1 SW set a daily record precipitation of 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 31 October 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

296 stations

296 station records on 31 October 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

296 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 31 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

256 broken records

Margins by which the 256 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1960

Top 20 records on 31 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1960	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1960	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1960	Morrison, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1960	Waupaca, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1960	Brunswick, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1960	Laurel, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1960	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1960	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1960	Galva, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1960	Geneseo, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1960	Chilton, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1960	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1960	Marquette, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1960	Galena, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1960	Monmouth, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1960	Maquoketa, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1960	Rock 1 E, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1960	Shubuta, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1960	Tipton, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1960	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	48 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

1805 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1960. 1960 had 296 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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Data for records on 1960-10-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	155
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	28
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	11
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1