Weather Records on 16 September 1960

235 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1960. Highest significance: Merrill, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 1960

On 16 September 1960, 235 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 232 daily.
Merrill set a daily record precipitation of 129.3 mm (5.1 in) on 16 September 1960.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

235 stations

235 station records on 16 September 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lingasugur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laukaha	India	Record daily precipitation	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palair	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belthangady	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Owensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalimpong Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mahnomen	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record low maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buique	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gudur(Guduru)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Champoton (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Camm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 10 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wadderin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensworth (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Price Game Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jedburgh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

235 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 114.

Records on 16 September 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 232.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

176 broken records

Margins by which the 176 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1960

Top 20 records on 16 September 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1960	Merrill, US	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1960	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1960	Thomasville, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1960	Gondwara(Kohra), IN	daily rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1960	Lingasugur, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1960	Laukaha, IN	daily rain	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1960	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1960	Waynesboro 3 WNW, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1960	Mahabalipuram Obsy, IN	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1960	Pushmataha, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1960	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1960	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1960	Gospic, HR	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1960	Loukahi, IN	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1960	Palair, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1960	Belthangady, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1960	Livingston, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1960	Brewton 3 SSE, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1960	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1960	Owensville, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	27 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

1793 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 235 records.

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

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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	155
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1