Weather Records on 10 September 1960

376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 September 1960. Highest significance: Reserve, US.

Key Facts for 10 September 1960

On 10 September 1960, 376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 373 daily.
Reserve set a daily record precipitation of 117.6 mm (4.6 in) on 10 September 1960.
Across 166 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

376 stations

376 station records on 10 September 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 September 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpi	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dhandhuka	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dahanu	India	Record daily precipitation	164.4 mm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paragould	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Po Bldg	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ford Lock 1O	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tupelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barwani	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

376 records

Records set or tied on 10 September 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 203.

Records on 10 September 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 September 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

305 broken records

Margins by which the 305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 179.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 September 1960

Top 20 records on 10 September 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 September 1960	Reserve, US	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1960	Lake Alfred Exp STN, US	daily rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1960	Kalpi, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1960	Lancaster 2 NE Pump St, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1960	Dhandhuka, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1960	Hernando, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1960	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1960	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1960	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1960	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1960	Dahanu, IN	daily rain	164.4 mm (6.5 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1960	Wien, AT	daily low min	5.5 C (41.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1960	Paragould, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1960	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1960	Fulton, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1960	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1960	Memphis Po Bldg, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1960	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1960	Newport, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1960	Belle Glade, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	11 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

1812 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1960. 1960 had 376 records.

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

Records on 09-10 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1818	1
1838	2
1841	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1850	2
1854	3
1857	1
1858	1
1865	5
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	1
1897	7
1898	4
1899	10
1901	1
1902	10
1903	13
1904	5
1905	7
1906	23
1907	15
1908	15
1909	25
1910	26
1911	8
1912	62
1913	24
1914	43
1915	53
1916	15
1917	79
1918	33
1919	42
1920	132
1921	207
1922	78
1923	38
1924	335
1925	197
1926	68
1927	262
1928	109
1929	282
1930	161
1931	724
1932	258
1933	333
1934	247
1935	478
1936	336
1937	376
1938	369
1939	386
1940	410
1941	389
1942	271
1943	352
1944	470
1945	334
1946	295
1947	534
1948	432
1949	793
1950	394
1951	344
1952	476
1953	250
1954	271
1955	376
1956	834
1957	332
1958	435
1959	670
1960	376
1961	459
1962	798
1963	384
1964	710
1965	355
1966	330
1967	512
1968	846
1969	635
1970	582
1971	400
1972	477
1973	559
1974	522
1975	528
1976	1,041
1977	391
1978	883
1979	563
1980	716
1981	629
1982	687
1983	1,329
1984	824
1985	1,140
1986	960
1987	574
1988	783
1989	1,098
1990	782
1991	827
1992	745
1993	936
1994	816
1995	643
1996	1,003
1997	829
1998	1,832
1999	1,068
2000	1,088
2001	1,129
2002	1,298
2003	1,149
2004	652
2005	1,173
2006	1,110
2007	866
2008	975
2009	636
2010	1,273
2011	1,235
2012	793
2013	1,198
2014	894
2015	789
2016	1,085
2017	674
2018	1,030
2019	816
2020	2,105
2021	1,311
2022	633
2023	1,114
2024	933
2025	583
2026	832

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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 25	284
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1