Weather Records on 18 December 1960

477 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1960. Highest significance: Maple Creek, CA.

Key Facts for 18 December 1960

On 18 December 1960, 477 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 460 daily.
Maple Creek set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 18 December 1960.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

477 stations

477 station records on 18 December 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Langebaan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Danger Point - Vrt.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kismet Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clifford Chambers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eenbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maddens Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dwars-In-Die-Weg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middelweg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nkobongo (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rienzi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frazer	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Foremost	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

477 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 18 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 18 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 460.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1960

Top 20 records on 18 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1960	Maple Creek, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1960	Brantford, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1960	Langebaan, ZA	monthly rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1960	Danger Point - Vrt., ZA	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1960	Eerstegeluk, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1960	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1960	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1960	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1960	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1960	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1960	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1960	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1960	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1960	Kismet Estate, ZA	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1960	Clifford Chambers, ZA	monthly rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1960	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1960	Doorndraai, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1960	Beatrix, ZA	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1960	Eenbult, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1960	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	43 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

1793 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 477 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 December 1960
Margin	Records
0 to 50	367
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1