Weather Records on 4 December 1960

628 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1960. Highest significance: Winterswijk, NL.

Key Facts for 4 December 1960

On 4 December 1960, 628 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 609 daily.
Winterswijk set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 4 December 1960.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

628 stations

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

Weather records on 4 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lezay	France	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Foxpark	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palair	India	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Rietvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goedgevonden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

628 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 285, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 4 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 4 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 609.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1960

Top 20 records on 4 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1960	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1960	Aachen, DE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1960	Helmond, NL	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1960	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1960	Narooma Rvcp, AU	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1960	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1960	Captains Flat (Foxlow St), AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1960	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1960	Lezay, FR	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1960	Brocken, DE	daily rain	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1960	Muenster, DE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1960	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	monthly rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1960	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1960	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1960	Nerriga Composite, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1960	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1960	Foxpark, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1960	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1960	Cathcart (Mount Darragh), AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1960	Wapengo Lake Road, AU	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	47 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

1796 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1960. 1960 had 628 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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 50	511
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1