Weather Records on 14 December 1960

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1960. Highest significance: Curlewis (Wandobah), AU.

Key Facts for 14 December 1960

On 14 December 1960, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 332 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 645 daily.
Curlewis (Wandobah) set a daily record precipitation of 60.7 mm (2.4 in) on 14 December 1960.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

654 stations

654 station records on 14 December 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stranraer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Hall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 173, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 14 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	173
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 14 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 645.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1960

Top 20 records on 14 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1960	Curlewis (Wandobah), AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1960	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1960	Mullaley (Garrawilla), AU	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1960	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1960	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1960	Collingwood, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1960	Tg Jiu, RO	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1960	Plainfield, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1960	Warrumbungle Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 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)
14 December 1960	Trenton, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1960	Millers Creek, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1960	Stranraer, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1960	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1960	Dubbo (Mentone), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1960	Belvidere, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1960	Huntingdon, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1960	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1960	Coloso, PR	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1960	Carmel, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 654 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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	499
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2