Weather Records on 20 December 1960

354 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1960. Highest significance: Brookings 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 20 December 1960

On 20 December 1960, 354 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 348 daily.
Brookings 2 NE set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 20 December 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

354 stations

354 station records on 20 December 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edenville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whiting	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stensele	Sweden	Record snow depth	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mimosa Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nietverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

354 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 128, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 20 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	128
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 20 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 348.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1960

Top 20 records on 20 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 1960	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	Rochelle 6 NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	Hobart 2 WNW, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	De Emigratie, ZA	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	Hoopeston, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.7 cm (6.6 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	Sarnia, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	Baynesfield Estate, ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	Vryheid, ZA	monthly rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	Derby, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	Hiram, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	Rockville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	Fayette, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	Watford, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1960	Edenville (Mun), ZA	all-time rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	29 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

1793 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 354 records.

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

Records on 12-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	2
1808	1
1815	1
1828	1
1837	1
1846	1
1855	8
1858	1
1860	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	2
1874	3
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	4
1885	1
1886	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1894	2
1895	8
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	7
1901	8
1902	14
1903	17
1904	9
1905	5
1906	5
1907	11
1908	5
1909	22
1910	17
1911	24
1912	27
1913	7
1914	43
1915	18
1916	45
1917	33
1918	18
1919	25
1920	22
1921	101
1922	88
1923	215
1924	332
1925	96
1926	163
1927	200
1928	93
1929	256
1930	67
1931	536
1932	170
1933	492
1934	265
1935	152
1936	416
1937	181
1938	240
1939	308
1940	965
1941	633
1942	817
1943	193
1944	340
1945	430
1946	327
1947	385
1948	345
1949	1,141
1950	758
1951	926
1952	394
1953	385
1954	416
1955	726
1956	471
1957	1,354
1958	382
1959	142
1960	354
1961	369
1962	475
1963	875
1964	499
1965	353
1966	555
1967	1,370
1968	482
1969	514
1970	518
1971	441
1972	448
1973	1,184
1974	328
1975	610
1976	382
1977	484
1978	910
1979	600
1980	667
1981	1,681
1982	712
1983	2,995
1984	1,411
1985	1,035
1986	321
1987	1,179
1988	760
1989	1,812
1990	1,885
1991	1,172
1992	1,134
1993	1,266
1994	813
1995	1,128
1996	1,448
1997	651
1998	1,110
1999	938
2000	1,150
2001	523
2002	943
2003	1,315
2004	836
2005	515
2006	1,387
2007	986
2008	1,356
2009	1,502
2010	2,055
2011	846
2012	1,131
2013	584
2014	524
2015	1,238
2016	603
2017	688
2018	592
2019	731
2020	554
2021	442
2022	567
2023	1,242
2024	897
2025	1,166

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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	198
25 to 50	48
50 to 75	30
75 to 100	14
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	4