Weather Records on 11 February 1960

732 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1960. Highest significance: Arcoverde (Rio Branco), BR.

Key Facts for 11 February 1960

On 11 February 1960, 732 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
310 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 716 daily.
Arcoverde (Rio Branco) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 184.6 mm (7.3 in) on 11 February 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

732 stations

732 station records on 11 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arcoverde (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	184.6 mm (7.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gertruida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna Lock 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coongan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Grant	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altapass	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stockbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarington Lock 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

732 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 351, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 11 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 11 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 716.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

658 broken records

Margins by which the 658 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1960

Top 20 records on 11 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1960	Arcoverde (Rio Branco), BR	all-time rain	184.6 mm (7.3 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	37 years	75 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1960	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1960	Muccan, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1960	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1960	Gertruida, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1960	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1960	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1960	Weltevreden, ZA	daily rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1960	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	monthly rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1960	Kapuskasing Cda, CA	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1960	W Otis, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1960	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1960	Montezuma 2 NW, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1960	Brodhead Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1960	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1960	Madison, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1960	W Pt, US	monthly high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1960	Burnie (No 1), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1960	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	monthly rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1960	Parksville, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	37 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

1798 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1960. 1960 had 732 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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	644
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1