Weather Records on 19 September 1960

344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1960. Highest significance: Lowestoft, GB.

Key Facts for 19 September 1960

On 19 September 1960, 344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 336 daily.
Lowestoft set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 19 September 1960.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

344 stations

344 station records on 19 September 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kanekal	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whiting	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

344 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 193.

Records on 19 September 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 September 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 336.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1960

Top 20 records on 19 September 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1960	Lowestoft, GB	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	74 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1960	Ensay, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1960	Heerde, NL	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1960	Deer Park, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1960	Hirekerur, IN	monthly rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1960	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1960	Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1960	Kamalapuram, IN	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1960	Pakala, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1960	Collegeville St Joe AP, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1960	Dellicknora (Tellicura), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1960	Hadagalli, IN	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1960	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1960	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1960	Pontiac, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1960	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1960	Denekamp, NL	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1960	Mayaguez City, PR	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1960	Malung, SE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1960	Coldwater St School, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	38 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

1805 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1960. 1960 had 344 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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	49
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1