Weather Records on 20 September 1960

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 1960. Highest significance: Valemount, CA.

Key Facts for 20 September 1960

On 20 September 1960, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 344 daily.
Valemount set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 20 September 1960.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 20 September 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 September 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valemount	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Piler(Pileru)	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roxbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sodam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adams	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collinsville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chikodi	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qunu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zima	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lingasugur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 195.

Records on 20 September 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 September 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 344.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

299 broken records

Margins by which the 299 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 1960

Top 20 records on 20 September 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 1960	Valemount, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1960	Indi, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1960	Montrose, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1960	Pembroke, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1960	Uccle, BE	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1960	Piler(Pileru), IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1960	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1960	Eastport, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1960	Roxbury, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1960	Latham East, AU	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1960	Sodam, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1960	Gudur, IN	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1960	Hosanagar, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1960	Wai, IN	monthly rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1960	Lebanon (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1960	Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1960	Adams, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1960	E Wareham, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1960	Albertvale, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1960	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	34 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

1812 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1960. 1960 had 352 records.

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

Records on 09-20 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1837	1
1840	1
1844	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1860	1
1862	1
1870	1
1871	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	8
1891	4
1893	5
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	16
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	3
1902	3
1903	3
1904	12
1905	8
1906	22
1907	11
1908	24
1909	10
1910	8
1911	21
1912	34
1913	48
1914	28
1915	239
1916	28
1917	100
1918	59
1919	55
1920	64
1921	40
1922	52
1923	249
1924	329
1925	330
1926	129
1927	169
1928	144
1929	373
1930	102
1931	564
1932	270
1933	223
1934	349
1935	201
1936	133
1937	385
1938	506
1939	312
1940	591
1941	582
1942	436
1943	419
1944	466
1945	406
1946	766
1947	460
1948	454
1949	268
1950	435
1951	267
1952	434
1953	479
1954	628
1955	625
1956	985
1957	514
1958	410
1959	489
1960	352
1961	384
1962	707
1963	290
1964	482
1965	1,180
1966	414
1967	449
1968	617
1969	604
1970	591
1971	884
1972	582
1973	569
1974	771
1975	527
1976	375
1977	776
1978	1,216
1979	767
1980	567
1981	979
1982	911
1983	1,958
1984	895
1985	730
1986	743
1987	856
1988	698
1989	968
1990	743
1991	1,835
1992	718
1993	1,031
1994	788
1995	1,374
1996	1,077
1997	1,282
1998	1,157
1999	923
2000	908
2001	821
2002	845
2003	910
2004	1,156
2005	960
2006	732
2007	645
2008	648
2009	715
2010	1,497
2011	650
2012	549
2013	595
2014	577
2015	439
2016	778
2017	920
2018	1,020
2019	835
2020	630
2021	565
2022	786
2023	482
2024	596
2025	877
2026	682

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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	240
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1