Weather Records on 6 November 1960

388 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1960. Highest significance: Middlewater, US.

Key Facts for 6 November 1960

On 6 November 1960, 388 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 372 daily.
Middlewater set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 6 November 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

388 stations

388 station records on 6 November 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middlewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alamo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beatty	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Pines Park Fc83B	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Table Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Canyon Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arroyo Seco Rng STN Fc	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Safford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gleniffer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valyermo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oxnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Creek 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ventura	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caliente	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Opids Camp Fc 57 Be	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pattiway	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Squirrel Inn 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

388 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 6 November 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 6 November 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

316 broken records

Margins by which the 316 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

6 November 1960

Top 20 records on 6 November 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1960	Middlewater, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	Haiwee, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	Searchlight, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	Alamo, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	Beatty, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	Gadhinglaj, IN	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	Ely AP, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	Lindsay, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	Visalia, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	Watford, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	Tellichery, IN	daily rain	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	Santa Barbara, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	Wasco, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	Adaven, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	Truxton Canyon, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	Big Pines Park Fc83B, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1960	Porterville, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	41 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

1793 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 388 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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Data for records on 1960-11-06: 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 20	258
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1