Weather Records on 4 September 1960

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1960. Highest significance: Indiga, RU.

Key Facts for 4 September 1960

On 4 September 1960, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
355 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 505 daily.
Indiga set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.4 mm (1.4 in) on 4 September 1960.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 4 September 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Indiga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bansi	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Metaline Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Athabasca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cornucopia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Outlook	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harlem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Circle 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aspen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Frazer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 232, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 4 September 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	232
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 September 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 47, daily 505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

381 broken records

Margins by which the 381 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1960

Top 20 records on 4 September 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 1960	Indiga, RU	monthly rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1960	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1960	Vinga, SE	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1960	Bansi, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1960	Glendive, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1960	Metaline Falls, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1960	Albion, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1960	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1960	Athabasca, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1960	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1960	Wibaux 2 E, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1960	Ft Yukon, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1960	Vastervik, SE	daily low max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1960	Malta, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1960	Wausau Record Herald, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1960	Canon City, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1960	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	61 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1960	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1960	Ulricehamn, SE	daily low max	10.8 C (51.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1960	Forsyth 2 E, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	47 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

1802 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1960. 1960 had 552 records.

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

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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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	350
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1