Weather Records on 24 September 1960

487 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1960. Highest significance: Currie Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 24 September 1960

On 24 September 1960, 487 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 480 daily.
Currie Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 24 September 1960.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

487 stations

487 station records on 24 September 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rahuri	India	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tubbul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carina (Wilga Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

487 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 378, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 24 September 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 September 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 480.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

440 broken records

Margins by which the 440 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1960

Top 20 records on 24 September 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1960	Currie Post Office, AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1960	Mullaley (Bando), AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1960	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1960	Pine River 3 NE, US	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1960	Stratford, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1960	Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St), AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1960	Breakwater, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1960	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1960	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1960	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1960	Iowa City, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1960	Hammon 3 SSW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1960	Tarkio, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1960	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1960	Warren (Haddon Rig), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1960	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1960	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1960	Rahuri, IN	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1960	Muddebihal, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1960	Tafjord, NO	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 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

1803 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1960. 1960 had 487 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	327
10 to 20	65
20 to 30	30
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2