Weather Records on 10 December 1960

390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1960. Highest significance: Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK.

Key Facts for 10 December 1960

On 10 December 1960, 390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 372 daily.
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 10 December 1960.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

390 stations

390 station records on 10 December 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bencuti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tshatsheni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Post	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pampa Wb AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Panhandle	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

390 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 10 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 10 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 13, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

340 broken records

Margins by which the 340 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

10 December 1960

Top 20 records on 10 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1960	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Oakwood 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Eston, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Las Animas, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Cloud Chief 2 SE, US	all-time snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Canadian, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Crosbyton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Post, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Shamrock, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Spur, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Lakin, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Crosbyton, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Clovis, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Plainview, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1960	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	61 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

1796 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1960. 1960 had 390 records.

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

Records on 12-10 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1812	2
1815	1
1816	1
1825	2
1841	1
1844	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	2
1855	1
1856	1
1860	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1878	3
1879	10
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	1
1889	1
1891	17
1893	2
1894	2
1895	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	15
1905	18
1906	15
1907	29
1908	11
1909	16
1910	47
1911	35
1912	23
1913	21
1914	35
1915	123
1916	89
1917	76
1918	30
1919	80
1920	186
1921	52
1922	157
1923	121
1924	64
1925	83
1926	106
1927	202
1928	131
1929	250
1930	141
1931	318
1932	511
1933	265
1934	331
1935	194
1936	178
1937	449
1938	272
1939	924
1940	163
1941	249
1942	282
1943	504
1944	431
1945	193
1946	1,073
1947	378
1948	174
1949	536
1950	336
1951	582
1952	633
1953	408
1954	336
1955	385
1956	455
1957	449
1958	751
1959	205
1960	390
1961	878
1962	405
1963	511
1964	447
1965	843
1966	991
1967	829
1968	576
1969	423
1970	1,338
1971	1,646
1972	1,858
1973	453
1974	372
1975	688
1976	376
1977	1,370
1978	1,299
1979	1,378
1980	531
1981	1,035
1982	748
1983	685
1984	605
1985	1,421
1986	601
1987	803
1988	599
1989	787
1990	935
1991	940
1992	795
1993	754
1994	940
1995	1,758
1996	1,193
1997	1,198
1998	709
1999	568
2000	882
2001	460
2002	1,030
2003	1,086
2004	1,247
2005	833
2006	998
2007	1,202
2008	1,083
2009	1,354
2010	1,424
2011	362
2012	825
2013	1,010
2014	602
2015	1,166
2016	858
2017	719
2018	500
2019	572
2020	567
2021	934
2022	570
2023	926
2024	477
2025	1,969

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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	272
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	10
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1