Weather Records on 15 September 1960

410 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1960. Highest significance: Gooty, IN.

Key Facts for 15 September 1960

On 15 September 1960, 410 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 404 daily.
Gooty set a daily record precipitation of 143.3 mm (5.6 in) on 15 September 1960.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

410 stations

410 station records on 15 September 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	363.6 mm (14.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Laukaha	India	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Himayatsagar Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gandipet(Osmansa)	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	270.2 mm (10.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	256.2 mm (10.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Penugonda	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Peapalli(Pyapali)	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Rossgole)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edenholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robinvale (Kyndalyn Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hyden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roselea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koorikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

410 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 275.

Records on 15 September 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 404.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1960

Top 20 records on 15 September 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1960	Gooty, IN	daily rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1960	Dhubri, IN	monthly rain	363.6 mm (14.3 in)	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1960	Laukaha, IN	daily rain	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1960	Trangie Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1960	Mulungu (Camarazal), BR	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1960	Himayatsagar Pwd, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1960	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1960	The Oaks, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1960	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily rain	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1960	Burra (Poonunda), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1960	Gandipet(Osmansa), IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1960	Tura, IN	monthly rain	270.2 mm (10.6 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1960	Shillong, IN	monthly rain	256.2 mm (10.1 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1960	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1960	Mullaley (Bando), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1960	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1960	Haina 214, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1960	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1960	Warriup, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1960	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	68 years	32 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

1797 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1960. 1960 had 410 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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	322
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1