Weather Records on 3 September 1960

462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1960. Highest significance: Arhangelsk, RU.

Key Facts for 3 September 1960

On 3 September 1960, 462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 442 daily.
Arhangelsk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.2 mm (1.9 in) on 3 September 1960.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

462 stations

462 station records on 3 September 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Masindi	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malmo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jaley	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

462 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 107.

Records on 3 September 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

339 broken records

Margins by which the 339 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1960

Top 20 records on 3 September 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1960	Arhangelsk, RU	monthly rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1960	Kokshetay, KZ	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1960	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1960	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1960	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1960	Munising, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1960	Masindi, UG	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1960	Rock 1 E, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1960	Tura, IN	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1960	Leech Lake, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1960	Husum, DE	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1960	Loukahi, IN	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1960	Malmo, SE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1960	Academy 2NE, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1960	Joliet, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1960	Milan 1NW, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1960	Hana 354, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1960	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1960	Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn), MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1960	Ada, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	29 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

1811 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1960. 1960 had 462 records.

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

Records on 09-03 in each year
Year	Records
1811	1
1823	1
1835	1
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	1
1856	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1880	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	4
1892	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	1
1897	3
1898	8
1899	1
1900	3
1901	3
1902	3
1903	4
1904	12
1905	22
1906	14
1907	13
1908	10
1909	22
1910	28
1911	87
1912	76
1913	21
1914	14
1915	20
1916	32
1917	20
1918	135
1919	68
1920	65
1921	116
1922	51
1923	134
1924	189
1925	290
1926	225
1927	67
1928	302
1929	431
1930	120
1931	429
1932	411
1933	270
1934	587
1935	453
1936	342
1937	774
1938	336
1939	656
1940	213
1941	406
1942	451
1943	286
1944	282
1945	404
1946	524
1947	1,515
1948	453
1949	281
1950	654
1951	455
1952	823
1953	846
1954	350
1955	492
1956	482
1957	315
1958	539
1959	380
1960	462
1961	996
1962	415
1963	295
1964	422
1965	472
1966	387
1967	901
1968	378
1969	516
1970	566
1971	570
1972	691
1973	766
1974	2,122
1975	530
1976	795
1977	542
1978	635
1979	755
1980	517
1981	518
1982	699
1983	947
1984	838
1985	983
1986	735
1987	666
1988	1,224
1989	723
1990	773
1991	782
1992	1,127
1993	1,226
1994	1,249
1995	1,409
1996	683
1997	1,274
1998	1,333
1999	1,520
2000	1,722
2001	799
2002	605
2003	1,259
2004	704
2005	727
2006	1,512
2007	1,032
2008	1,183
2009	801
2010	1,204
2011	1,252
2012	944
2013	694
2014	535
2015	760
2016	833
2017	1,122
2018	680
2019	644
2020	756
2021	493
2022	1,587
2023	969
2024	851
2025	533
2026	1,240

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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 10	310
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1