Weather Records on 4 November 1960

262 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1960. Highest significance: Douglas 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 4 November 1960

On 4 November 1960, 262 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 257 daily.
Douglas 1 SE set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 4 November 1960.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

262 stations

262 station records on 4 November 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kanuparthi	India	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	219.2 mm (8.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tanakal(Tanakall)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jiggs 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

262 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 4 November 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 4 November 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 257.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

225 broken records

Margins by which the 225 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1960

Top 20 records on 4 November 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1960	Douglas 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1960	Kanuparthi, IN	daily rain	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1960	Pakala, IN	daily rain	219.2 mm (8.6 in)	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1960	Lichtentanne, DE	monthly high min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1960	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1960	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1960	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1960	Mykland, NO	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1960	Laramie, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1960	Budgeree East (Claremont), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1960	Prescott, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1960	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1960	Wheatland 4N, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1960	Sivaganga, IN	daily rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1960	Moab, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1960	Addanki, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1960	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1960	Aravakurichi, IN	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1960	Truxton Canyon, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1960	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	30 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

1803 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1960. 1960 had 262 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	201
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1