Weather Records on 31 August 1960

366 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1960. Highest significance: Channapatana, IN.

Key Facts for 31 August 1960

On 31 August 1960, 366 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 360 daily.
Channapatana set a daily record precipitation of 132.8 mm (5.2 in) on 31 August 1960.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

366 stations

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

Weather records on 31 August 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laukaha	India	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gangarampur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bahadurganj	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wistaria	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

366 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 98.

Records on 31 August 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

268 broken records

Margins by which the 268 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1960

Top 20 records on 31 August 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1960	Channapatana, IN	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1960	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1960	Umea, SE	monthly low max	8.2 C (46.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1960	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1960	Laukaha, IN	daily rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1960	Madakasira, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1960	Irkutsk, RU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1960	Florence, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1960	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1960	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1960	Winchester 7 SE, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1960	Magadi, IN	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1960	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1960	Colagaon, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1960	Manti, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1960	Cumberland, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1960	Fruitland, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1960	Kohala 179.1, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1960	Gangarampur, IN	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1960	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	61 years	28 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

1796 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1960. 1960 had 366 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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	254
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1