Weather Records on 27 November 1960

896 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 November 1960. Highest significance: Elberta, US.

Key Facts for 27 November 1960

On 27 November 1960, 896 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
625 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 884 daily.
Elberta set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 27 November 1960.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

896 stations

896 station records on 27 November 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 November 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Midvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

896 records

Records set or tied on 27 November 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 268, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 357, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 27 November 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	268
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	357
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 27 November 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 884.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

708 broken records

Margins by which the 708 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 November 1960

Top 20 records on 27 November 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1960	Elberta, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Fillmore, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Willow Creek, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Insikeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Cottonwood Weir, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Makakatana, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Oxnard, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Toronto, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Morgan, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Scipio, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Belleville, CA	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1960	Lydenburg, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	36 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 896 records.

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

Records on 11-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1815	1
1829	2
1838	2
1846	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	4
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	7
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1887	2
1890	10
1891	2
1892	1
1894	5
1895	3
1896	5
1897	3
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	1
1903	28
1904	5
1905	5
1906	13
1907	14
1908	32
1909	36
1910	12
1911	22
1912	9
1913	18
1914	13
1915	34
1916	78
1917	94
1918	32
1919	55
1920	98
1921	108
1922	31
1923	48
1924	30
1925	93
1926	152
1927	375
1928	71
1929	118
1930	596
1931	181
1932	361
1933	331
1934	259
1935	272
1936	300
1937	258
1938	773
1939	310
1940	560
1941	173
1942	334
1943	127
1944	268
1945	265
1946	489
1947	255
1948	696
1949	1,141
1950	534
1951	685
1952	1,351
1953	521
1954	220
1955	690
1956	335
1957	159
1958	585
1959	476
1960	896
1961	348
1962	692
1963	388
1964	527
1965	864
1966	639
1967	360
1968	458
1969	450
1970	670
1971	450
1972	499
1973	1,453
1974	556
1975	1,222
1976	1,389
1977	1,190
1978	1,031
1979	851
1980	941
1981	769
1982	952
1983	2,097
1984	1,264
1985	2,808
1986	687
1987	786
1988	821
1989	927
1990	1,626
1991	742
1992	951
1993	1,674
1994	1,355
1995	832
1996	1,155
1997	980
1998	1,433
1999	954
2000	642
2001	1,247
2002	1,029
2003	641
2004	556
2005	853
2006	1,304
2007	472
2008	884
2009	726
2010	1,199
2011	1,213
2012	392
2013	1,165
2014	1,136
2015	1,183
2016	388
2017	1,136
2018	628
2019	997
2020	287
2021	565
2022	420
2023	623
2024	736
2025	296

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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	683
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1