Weather Records on 9 August 1960

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1960. Highest significance: Alva 1W, US.

Key Facts for 9 August 1960

On 9 August 1960, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 413 daily.
Alva 1W set a daily record precipitation of 122.9 mm (4.8 in) on 9 August 1960.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

459 stations

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

Weather records on 9 August 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rohtak	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jhajjar	India	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beri(Berikhas)	India	Record daily precipitation	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tooma	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandara	India	Record daily precipitation	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chandbali	India	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dancy 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kashipur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sequim	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 141.

Records on 9 August 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1960 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 42, daily 413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

337 broken records

Margins by which the 337 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1960

Top 20 records on 9 August 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1960	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Rohtak, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Jhajjar, IN	daily rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Clinton, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Rockwood, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Manoharpur, IN	daily rain	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Lancaster, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Beri(Berikhas), IN	daily rain	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Nakodar, IN	daily rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Escalante, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Boulder, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Cloquet, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Steveston, CA	all-time high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Peterborough, CA	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Tooma, EE	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Bhandara, IN	daily rain	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Khanpur, IN	monthly rain	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Greeley, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1960	Grover 10 W, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	50 years	35 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 459 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

Download the Data

Data for records on 1960-08-09: 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 20	310
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1