Weather Records on 21 December 1960

585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1960. Highest significance: Welland, CA.

Key Facts for 21 December 1960

On 21 December 1960, 585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 571 daily.
Welland set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 21 December 1960.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

585 stations

585 station records on 21 December 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

585 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 183, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 21 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	183
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 21 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 571.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 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

21 December 1960

Top 20 records on 21 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1960	Welland, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1960	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	monthly snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	9 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1960	Delaware, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1960	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1960	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1960	Bloserville 1 N, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1960	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1960	Charleston, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1960	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1960	Freeland, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1960	St Hyacinthe, CA	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1960	Sussex, CA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1960	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1960	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1960	Ketchikan AP, US	monthly rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1960	Collegeville St Joe AP, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1960	Greensburg, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1960	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1960	Hiram, US	monthly snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1960	Hiram, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 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

1793 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 585 records.

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

Records on 12-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1799	1
1801	2
1808	3
1825	1
1828	1
1839	1
1846	1
1850	1
1855	7
1859	1
1860	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	4
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1900	8
1901	15
1902	5
1903	25
1904	3
1905	15
1906	15
1907	17
1908	19
1909	20
1910	29
1911	36
1912	23
1913	11
1914	107
1915	43
1916	40
1917	18
1918	41
1919	57
1920	30
1921	104
1922	34
1923	323
1924	377
1925	120
1926	178
1927	147
1928	70
1929	156
1930	66
1931	556
1932	150
1933	581
1934	230
1935	398
1936	323
1937	189
1938	145
1939	140
1940	622
1941	651
1942	968
1943	148
1944	762
1945	396
1946	495
1947	700
1948	297
1949	1,281
1950	504
1951	1,061
1952	197
1953	256
1954	444
1955	888
1956	672
1957	846
1958	516
1959	272
1960	585
1961	254
1962	563
1963	1,137
1964	613
1965	247
1966	400
1967	1,923
1968	818
1969	828
1970	547
1971	680
1972	651
1973	1,292
1974	374
1975	548
1976	446
1977	470
1978	517
1979	558
1980	726
1981	1,476
1982	702
1983	3,324
1984	1,012
1985	979
1986	404
1987	775
1988	717
1989	3,203
1990	2,701
1991	1,125
1992	751
1993	967
1994	793
1995	878
1996	1,114
1997	810
1998	1,142
1999	851
2000	944
2001	650
2002	579
2003	1,103
2004	675
2005	606
2006	1,443
2007	946
2008	1,062
2009	1,097
2010	2,039
2011	653
2012	759
2013	1,029
2014	878
2015	1,173
2016	543
2017	459
2018	742
2019	755
2020	965
2021	323
2022	528
2023	1,170
2024	778
2025	1,099

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	387
50 to 100	69
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1