Weather Records on 6 December 1960

707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1960. Highest significance: Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US.

Key Facts for 6 December 1960

On 6 December 1960, 707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 250 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 688 daily.
Sitka Magnetic Obsy set a daily record precipitation of 84.1 mm (3.3 in) on 6 December 1960.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

707 stations

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

Weather records on 6 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

707 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 6 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 6 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 688.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

560 broken records

Margins by which the 560 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

6 December 1960

Top 20 records on 6 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1960	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Jerome, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Laredo, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Chaco Canyon Natl Mon, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Dawson, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Steelville 2 N, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Valley Park, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Mungindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Annex Creek, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Chacon, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Farmington 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Lamar, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Juneau Dwtn, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Woodstock, CA	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Kassler, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1960	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 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

1804 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1960. 1960 had 707 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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 25	511
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1