Weather Records on 6 September 1960

382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 1960. Highest significance: Olands Norra Udde, SE.

Key Facts for 6 September 1960

On 6 September 1960, 382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 374 daily.
Olands Norra Udde set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.3 mm (2.8 in) on 6 September 1960.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

382 stations

382 station records on 6 September 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	271.3 mm (10.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denial Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kayballup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Young	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kappawanta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pathardi	India	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

382 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 6 September 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 September 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

277 broken records

Margins by which the 277 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 1960

Top 20 records on 6 September 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1960	Olands Norra Udde, SE	monthly rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1960	Uraidla, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1960	Coromandel Valley (Branden), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1960	Aibonito 1 S, PR	all-time rain	271.3 mm (10.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1960	Teriberka, RU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1960	Balurghat, IN	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1960	Gudur, IN	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1960	Kondoolka, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1960	Woomera (South Gap Station), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1960	Adelaide (Glen Osmond), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1960	Chita, RU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1960	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1960	Denial Bay, AU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1960	Kayballup, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1960	Young, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1960	Osijek, HR	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1960	Cidra 1 E, PR	all-time rain	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1960	Nalgonda, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1960	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1960	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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

1794 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 382 records.

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

Records on 09-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1802	1
1803	1
1812	1
1814	2
1833	1
1834	1
1841	1
1853	1
1854	1
1861	1
1865	2
1866	2
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	5
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	5
1903	5
1904	6
1905	14
1906	8
1907	14
1908	36
1909	13
1910	28
1911	20
1912	55
1913	21
1914	23
1915	14
1916	16
1917	23
1918	62
1919	106
1920	172
1921	67
1922	114
1923	153
1924	335
1925	290
1926	123
1927	137
1928	252
1929	359
1930	101
1931	324
1932	275
1933	368
1934	462
1935	341
1936	338
1937	237
1938	322
1939	447
1940	170
1941	276
1942	284
1943	831
1944	392
1945	537
1946	426
1947	895
1948	379
1949	525
1950	699
1951	263
1952	350
1953	396
1954	567
1955	493
1956	735
1957	311
1958	489
1959	405
1960	382
1961	317
1962	772
1963	419
1964	393
1965	722
1966	296
1967	878
1968	512
1969	737
1970	910
1971	436
1972	567
1973	866
1974	897
1975	426
1976	915
1977	467
1978	1,273
1979	892
1980	458
1981	542
1982	744
1983	1,965
1984	1,354
1985	1,371
1986	751
1987	735
1988	1,547
1989	544
1990	805
1991	757
1992	1,084
1993	856
1994	622
1995	1,220
1996	934
1997	1,389
1998	1,385
1999	1,048
2000	1,500
2001	631
2002	867
2003	718
2004	956
2005	601
2006	1,104
2007	1,246
2008	1,430
2009	735
2010	1,259
2011	1,684
2012	803
2013	886
2014	588
2015	692
2016	605
2017	838
2018	714
2019	797
2020	1,349
2021	407
2022	1,782
2023	905
2024	1,161
2025	894
2026	846

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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	260
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1