Weather Records on 13 September 1960

660 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1960. Highest significance: Middletown 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 13 September 1960

On 13 September 1960, 660 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 643 daily.
Middletown 4 W set a daily record precipitation of 117.3 mm (4.6 in) on 13 September 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

660 stations

660 station records on 13 September 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kingoonya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Butler (Anona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cowangie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canajoharie	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cygnet River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

660 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 435.

Records on 13 September 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	435
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 September 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 643.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

555 broken records

Margins by which the 555 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1960

Top 20 records on 13 September 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1960	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1960	Berlin, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1960	Yudnapinna, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1960	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1960	Kingoonya, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1960	Ungarra, AU	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1960	Butler (Anona), AU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1960	Wandearah North, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1960	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1960	Bellows Falls, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1960	Gumeracha, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1960	Nepisiguit Falls, CA	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1960	Chelsea, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1960	Cowangie, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1960	Shillong, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1960	Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1960	Tadoussac, CA	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1960	Winchendon, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1960	Canajoharie, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1960	Burra (Worlds End), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	49 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

1793 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 660 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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Data for records on 1960-09-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	478
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	2