Weather Records on 12 December 1960

710 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1960. Highest significance: Sarnia, CA.

Key Facts for 12 December 1960

On 12 December 1960, 710 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 668 daily.
Sarnia set an all-time record daily snowfall of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 12 December 1960.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

710 stations

710 station records on 12 December 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Paterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fall River	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Creekside	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scranton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

710 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 189, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 149, Deepest snow cover 77.

Records on 12 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	189
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	149
Deepest snow cover	77

Records on 12 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 32, daily 668.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

591 broken records

Margins by which the 591 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1960

Top 20 records on 12 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1960	Sarnia, CA	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 December 1960	Sarnia, CA	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1960	Paterson, US	daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	92 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1960	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1960	Fall River, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1960	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1960	Phillipsburg, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1960	Hawley 1 E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1960	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1960	Trenton, US	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1960	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1960	Plainfield, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1960	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1960	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1960	New Brunswick Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1960	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1960	Flemington 5 NNW, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1960	Layton 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1960	Bloserville 1 N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1960	Cream Hill, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	49 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

1796 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1960. 1960 had 710 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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Data for records on 1960-12-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	461
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	39
150 to 200	27
200 to 250	10
250 to 300	7
300 to 350	4