Weather Records on 21 September 1960

418 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 September 1960. Highest significance: Mangalore, IN.

Key Facts for 21 September 1960

On 21 September 1960, 418 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 413 daily.
Mangalore set a daily record precipitation of 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 21 September 1960.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

418 stations

418 station records on 21 September 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 September 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bencuti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Etwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Impendle (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ron	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tsolo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Granta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bele (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Korana "Xorana"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nqutu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

418 records

Records set or tied on 21 September 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 279.

Records on 21 September 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 September 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

373 broken records

Margins by which the 373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 September 1960

Top 20 records on 21 September 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 September 1960	Mangalore, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Axel, NL	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Ntywenka (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Amanzamnyama (Bos), ZA	daily rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Tonti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Umtata, ZA	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Cengcane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Tabankulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Mulki, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Colwana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Dharwar, IN	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Sterkspruit, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Milan, IT	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1960	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	42 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 418 records.

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

Records on 09-21 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1812	1
1825	2
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	2
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	10
1892	1
1893	10
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	6
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	5
1902	5
1903	8
1904	20
1905	12
1906	17
1907	10
1908	17
1909	10
1910	8
1911	18
1912	26
1913	37
1914	29
1915	34
1916	48
1917	28
1918	43
1919	54
1920	29
1921	64
1922	35
1923	232
1924	291
1925	278
1926	178
1927	165
1928	81
1929	232
1930	82
1931	681
1932	242
1933	193
1934	492
1935	199
1936	329
1937	487
1938	508
1939	308
1940	908
1941	416
1942	291
1943	407
1944	413
1945	507
1946	176
1947	534
1948	301
1949	298
1950	334
1951	241
1952	430
1953	382
1954	453
1955	752
1956	1,100
1957	366
1958	588
1959	513
1960	418
1961	441
1962	1,085
1963	306
1964	374
1965	1,088
1966	565
1967	577
1968	790
1969	593
1970	708
1971	645
1972	599
1973	421
1974	652
1975	528
1976	694
1977	918
1978	818
1979	736
1980	990
1981	696
1982	1,484
1983	2,207
1984	707
1985	796
1986	671
1987	965
1988	557
1989	1,002
1990	716
1991	1,021
1992	752
1993	911
1994	713
1995	2,002
1996	1,233
1997	1,112
1998	1,481
1999	1,025
2000	884
2001	718
2002	696
2003	959
2004	888
2005	1,143
2006	920
2007	742
2008	740
2009	715
2010	1,290
2011	542
2012	595
2013	769
2014	716
2015	565
2016	989
2017	1,178
2018	1,051
2019	833
2020	580
2021	465
2022	1,049
2023	783
2024	470
2025	588
2026	469

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	264
10 to 20	61
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	18
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2