Weather Records on 8 September 1960

678 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1960. Highest significance: Cooma (Gurrabeal), AU.

Key Facts for 8 September 1960

On 8 September 1960, 678 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 664 daily.
Cooma (Gurrabeal) set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 8 September 1960.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

678 stations

678 station records on 8 September 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gisborne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Corinella Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kowen Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pierces Creek Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

678 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 395.

Records on 8 September 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	395
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1960

Top 20 records on 8 September 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1960	Cooma (Gurrabeal), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1960	Shirala, IN	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1960	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1960	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1960	Michelago (Soglio), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1960	Captains Flat (Foxlow St), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1960	Gisborne, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1960	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1960	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1960	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1960	Bungendore (Gidleigh), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1960	Woodend (Corinella Road), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1960	Canon City, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1960	Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1960	San Jon, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1960	Bermagui South (Young Street), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1960	Bombala (Cambalong), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1960	Karad, IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1960	Sindgi, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1960	Cathcart (Mount Darragh), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	44 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

1802 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1960. 1960 had 678 records.

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

Records on 09-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1813	1
1814	2
1815	2
1833	1
1837	1
1845	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	2
1851	1
1854	1
1855	3
1857	1
1860	3
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	3
1883	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	10
1906	14
1907	7
1908	4
1909	7
1910	9
1911	20
1912	62
1913	19
1914	37
1915	32
1916	25
1917	166
1918	31
1919	240
1920	59
1921	299
1922	206
1923	116
1924	138
1925	232
1926	141
1927	177
1928	93
1929	397
1930	156
1931	480
1932	465
1933	728
1934	407
1935	353
1936	535
1937	222
1938	397
1939	547
1940	297
1941	477
1942	375
1943	488
1944	769
1945	423
1946	325
1947	586
1948	340
1949	765
1950	570
1951	389
1952	382
1953	324
1954	309
1955	481
1956	717
1957	427
1958	480
1959	667
1960	678
1961	351
1962	682
1963	378
1964	294
1965	472
1966	351
1967	380
1968	308
1969	556
1970	582
1971	704
1972	523
1973	873
1974	626
1975	564
1976	639
1977	726
1978	1,165
1979	813
1980	739
1981	854
1982	605
1983	1,154
1984	1,123
1985	1,492
1986	1,203
1987	880
1988	856
1989	648
1990	747
1991	806
1992	869
1993	783
1994	704
1995	1,324
1996	609
1997	892
1998	1,331
1999	1,196
2000	981
2001	1,643
2002	1,238
2003	819
2004	1,576
2005	1,015
2006	850
2007	1,112
2008	878
2009	832
2010	1,143
2011	1,554
2012	813
2013	831
2014	515
2015	728
2016	951
2017	978
2018	724
2019	903
2020	1,952
2021	1,080
2022	1,567
2023	1,242
2024	1,336
2025	707
2026	699

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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	390
10 to 20	72
20 to 30	43
30 to 40	19
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1