Weather Records on 31 December 1960

389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1960. Highest significance: Innamincka Station, AU.

Key Facts for 31 December 1960

On 31 December 1960, 389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 380 daily.
Innamincka Station set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 31 December 1960.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

389 stations

389 station records on 31 December 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carisbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leaghur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cadelga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mapulehu 542	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Price Game Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimba (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

389 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 31 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 31 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 380.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

343 broken records

Margins by which the 343 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1960

Top 20 records on 31 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1960	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1960	Tadepalligudem, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1960	Muloorina Station (Muloorina H, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1960	Narasannapeta, IN	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1960	Carisbrook, AU	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1960	Quambatook, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1960	Leaghur, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1960	Santander Centro, ES	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1960	Brinkley, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1960	Cadelga, AU	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1960	Boorara, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1960	Banjar(Saraj-Teh), IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1960	Marianna 2 S, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1960	Hamirpur, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1960	Kotkhai, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1960	Headingly Station, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1960	Nooitgedacht, ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1960	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1960	Newry, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1960	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	33 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

1797 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1960. 1960 had 389 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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 20	296
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1