Weather Records on 13 December 1960

981 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1960. Highest significance: Newark Liberty Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 1960

On 13 December 1960, 981 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 644 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 956 daily.
Newark Liberty Intl AP set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 13 December 1960.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

981 stations

981 station records on 13 December 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crossroads 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

981 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 341, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 303, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 13 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	341
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	303
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 13 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 956.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

811 broken records

Margins by which the 811 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

13 December 1960

Top 20 records on 13 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1960	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1960	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1960	Woodland, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1960	New Brunswick Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1960	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1960	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1960	Ft Davis, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1960	Crossroads 2, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1960	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1960	Plainfield, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1960	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1960	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1960	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1960	Lovington 2 WNW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1960	Pratten, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1960	Uliman (Brentwood), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1960	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1960	Belvidere, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1960	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1960	Kenilworth, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	39 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 981 records.

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

Records on 12-13 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	2
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	2
1855	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1878	6
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1887	1
1890	1
1891	9
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	5
1901	4
1902	13
1903	13
1904	8
1905	3
1906	7
1907	11
1908	6
1909	23
1910	45
1911	72
1912	42
1913	23
1914	35
1915	51
1916	207
1917	144
1918	87
1919	52
1920	55
1921	65
1922	84
1923	206
1924	139
1925	160
1926	228
1927	566
1928	227
1929	303
1930	52
1931	525
1932	385
1933	422
1934	186
1935	168
1936	242
1937	375
1938	89
1939	159
1940	426
1941	324
1942	312
1943	244
1944	426
1945	355
1946	455
1947	306
1948	450
1949	321
1950	290
1951	226
1952	431
1953	222
1954	345
1955	479
1956	477
1957	566
1958	855
1959	297
1960	981
1961	898
1962	1,365
1963	442
1964	398
1965	811
1966	653
1967	743
1968	593
1969	545
1970	221
1971	567
1972	991
1973	625
1974	291
1975	1,038
1976	411
1977	685
1978	446
1979	1,072
1980	536
1981	912
1982	740
1983	1,121
1984	1,172
1985	1,642
1986	381
1987	675
1988	906
1989	1,355
1990	649
1991	1,734
1992	1,113
1993	960
1994	1,094
1995	1,634
1996	833
1997	1,126
1998	1,221
1999	964
2000	2,914
2001	1,092
2002	602
2003	1,131
2004	493
2005	589
2006	957
2007	720
2008	1,583
2009	1,016
2010	1,776
2011	833
2012	837
2013	451
2014	1,046
2015	2,363
2016	397
2017	749
2018	380
2019	520
2020	445
2021	420
2022	1,122
2023	485
2024	296
2025	1,344

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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	761
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	6
300 to 350	3