Weather Records on 18 September 1960

351 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 September 1960. Highest significance: Triabunna (3 Boyle Street), AU.

Key Facts for 18 September 1960

On 18 September 1960, 351 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 338 daily.
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 18 September 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

351 stations

351 station records on 18 September 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 September 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Risdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gisborne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Beach (Compton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nuzvid	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
West Palm Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunalley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenup Dam 3O	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ford Lock 1O	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westwold	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

351 records

Records set or tied on 18 September 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 239.

Records on 18 September 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 September 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 338.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

296 broken records

Margins by which the 296 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 September 1960

Top 20 records on 18 September 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 September 1960	Triabunna (3 Boyle Street), AU	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 September 1960	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1960	Mount Nelson, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1960	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1960	Buckland (Brockley), AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1960	Lindisfarne, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1960	Bellerive (Fort Street), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1960	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1960	Kempton (Oakmore), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1960	Oatlands (Bow Hill), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1960	Red Oak, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1960	Kingston, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1960	Risdon, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1960	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1960	Bicheno (Council Depot), AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1960	Nugent, AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1960	Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1960	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1960	Taylorsville 2SW, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1960	Madison Wb City, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	85 years	45 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

1803 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1960. 1960 had 351 records.

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

Records on 09-18 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1811	1
1814	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1834	1
1835	1
1837	2
1847	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	4
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1889	6
1890	1
1891	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	58
1904	6
1905	22
1906	16
1907	4
1908	11
1909	17
1910	5
1911	8
1912	43
1913	44
1914	56
1915	41
1916	58
1917	99
1918	57
1919	48
1920	56
1921	213
1922	45
1923	114
1924	62
1925	269
1926	205
1927	189
1928	114
1929	309
1930	124
1931	429
1932	226
1933	370
1934	188
1935	281
1936	155
1937	422
1938	373
1939	190
1940	402
1941	318
1942	1,001
1943	624
1944	503
1945	732
1946	576
1947	927
1948	427
1949	356
1950	370
1951	320
1952	340
1953	245
1954	446
1955	672
1956	587
1957	429
1958	491
1959	829
1960	351
1961	478
1962	360
1963	453
1964	282
1965	1,172
1966	498
1967	357
1968	763
1969	424
1970	377
1971	1,245
1972	691
1973	593
1974	559
1975	976
1976	615
1977	619
1978	1,162
1979	709
1980	652
1981	1,671
1982	603
1983	936
1984	951
1985	636
1986	730
1987	1,244
1988	997
1989	778
1990	904
1991	1,377
1992	821
1993	747
1994	852
1995	935
1996	1,237
1997	935
1998	1,038
1999	583
2000	1,146
2001	993
2002	828
2003	815
2004	1,027
2005	781
2006	1,309
2007	670
2008	697
2009	692
2010	1,040
2011	1,050
2012	922
2013	666
2014	682
2015	934
2016	893
2017	518
2018	1,200
2019	768
2020	682
2021	582
2022	613
2023	639
2024	687
2025	471
2026	864

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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	209
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2