Weather Records on 5 September 1960

351 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1960. Highest significance: Dartmoor, AU.

Key Facts for 5 September 1960

On 5 September 1960, 351 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 319 daily.
Dartmoor set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 5 September 1960.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

351 stations

351 station records on 5 September 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Indiga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bahadurganj	India	Record daily precipitation	307.3 mm (12.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Graysville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

351 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 72, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 September 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 319.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1960

Top 20 records on 5 September 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1960	Dartmoor, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1960	Indiga, RU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1960	Bahadurganj, IN	all-time rain	307.3 mm (12.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1960	Jamestown State Hosp, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1960	Circleville, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1960	Parvatipur, IN	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1960	Larimore 4SW, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1960	Toledo Blade, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1960	Araria, IN	daily rain	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1960	Bongaon, IN	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1960	Ft Valley, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1960	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1960	Ft Wingate, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1960	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1960	Morris, CA	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1960	Krishnapatnam, IN	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1960	Adams, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1960	Ft Lewis, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1960	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1960	Angus 1 N, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	27 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 351 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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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	217
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2