Weather Records on 9 May 1960

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1960. Highest significance: Hancock, US.

Key Facts for 9 May 1960

On 9 May 1960, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 407 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 717 daily.
Hancock set a monthly record daily precipitation of 89.4 mm (3.5 in) on 9 May 1960.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 9 May 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hancock	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cresson 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ebensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg North	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport River	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arendtsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washago	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albertville 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Creekside	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 294, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 9 May 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	294
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 9 May 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 717.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

599 broken records

Margins by which the 599 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

9 May 1960

Top 20 records on 9 May 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1960	Hancock, US	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1960	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1960	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1960	Minicoy Obsy, IN	daily rain	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1960	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1960	Orillia, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1960	Marquette, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1960	Cresson 2 SE, US	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1960	Le Roy, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1960	Penn Yan, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1960	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1960	Estevan Point, CA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1960	Westminster 2 SSE, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1960	Ebensburg, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1960	Morwell (Mail Centre), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1960	Buffalo Mills, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1960	New Park, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1960	Harrisburg North, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1960	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1960	Easton, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	48 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 748 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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Data for records on 1960-05-09: 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	589
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1