Weather Records on 2 September 1960

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1960. Highest significance: Barharwa, IN.

Key Facts for 2 September 1960

On 2 September 1960, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 417 daily.
Barharwa set a daily record precipitation of 200.0 mm (7.9 in) on 2 September 1960.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 2 September 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	173.9 mm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kashipur	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	187.6 mm (7.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nagla	India	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chauradano	India	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalimpong Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thakurdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broderup	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atraula	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sultanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nine Mile Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 99.

Records on 2 September 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1960

Top 20 records on 2 September 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1960	Barharwa, IN	daily rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1960	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1960	Bhagalpur, IN	daily rain	173.9 mm (6.8 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1960	Shenkursk, RU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1960	Partapganj, IN	daily rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1960	Kashipur, IN	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1960	Rosera, IN	daily rain	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	119.3 mm (4.7 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1960	Kheri, IN	daily rain	187.6 mm (7.4 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1960	Calarasi, RO	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1960	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1960	Nagla, IN	daily rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1960	Chauradano, IN	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1960	Yuma Citrus STN, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1960	Kalimpong Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1960	Grenfell, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1960	Mahua, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1960	Norcross, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1960	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1960	Newport, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	66 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1960	Nanaimo, CA	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	31 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

1797 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1960. 1960 had 448 records.

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

Records on 09-02 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1800	1
1802	1
1808	1
1838	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1867	2
1869	2
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	4
1886	5
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1891	1
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	8
1899	10
1900	3
1901	4
1902	5
1903	13
1904	6
1905	14
1906	25
1907	11
1908	58
1909	35
1910	13
1911	82
1912	37
1913	37
1914	16
1915	38
1916	26
1917	20
1918	31
1919	17
1920	39
1921	85
1922	46
1923	75
1924	212
1925	147
1926	215
1927	71
1928	203
1929	322
1930	194
1931	305
1932	473
1933	427
1934	537
1935	602
1936	391
1937	905
1938	376
1939	439
1940	224
1941	467
1942	389
1943	336
1944	353
1945	392
1946	635
1947	1,147
1948	431
1949	563
1950	745
1951	515
1952	698
1953	1,153
1954	721
1955	501
1956	440
1957	385
1958	348
1959	534
1960	448
1961	839
1962	318
1963	272
1964	679
1965	440
1966	362
1967	1,213
1968	493
1969	465
1970	553
1971	521
1972	743
1973	1,148
1974	1,294
1975	519
1976	835
1977	589
1978	484
1979	647
1980	697
1981	521
1982	672
1983	1,076
1984	598
1985	714
1986	860
1987	915
1988	1,284
1989	659
1990	675
1991	807
1992	1,117
1993	1,405
1994	1,291
1995	1,143
1996	604
1997	1,547
1998	1,263
1999	912
2000	1,931
2001	981
2002	805
2003	1,310
2004	679
2005	623
2006	1,238
2007	1,086
2008	1,229
2009	706
2010	1,081
2011	1,265
2012	885
2013	717
2014	650
2015	661
2016	621
2017	1,047
2018	473
2019	789
2020	701
2021	742
2022	991
2023	707
2024	923
2025	431
2026	866

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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	288
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1