Weather Records on 27 September 1960

337 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 1960. Highest significance: Honohina 137, US.

Key Facts for 27 September 1960

On 27 September 1960, 337 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 328 daily.
Honohina 137 set a daily record precipitation of 163.1 mm (6.4 in) on 27 September 1960.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

337 stations

337 station records on 27 September 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 September 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marhaura(Amnar)	India	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dinapur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	162.2 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Khagaul	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laukaha	India	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Patna Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bikram	India	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chapra Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Devgad	India	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katoria	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silab	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Makai 143	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherghati	India	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hunterganj	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hajipur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Naubatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mathabhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marsrakh	India	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

337 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 27 September 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 September 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 328.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 159.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 1960

Top 20 records on 27 September 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1960	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	Nenana Muni AP, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	Marhaura(Amnar), IN	daily rain	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	146.4 mm (5.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	Chakaibanda, IN	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	Gidhour, IN	daily rain	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	Dinapur Sr, IN	daily rain	162.2 mm (6.4 in)	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	Khagaul, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	Ruhnu, LV	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	Laukaha, IN	daily rain	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	159.2 mm (6.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	Patna Obsy, IN	daily rain	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	Bikram, IN	daily rain	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	Chapra Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	University Exp STN, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	Kunda, EE	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1960	Devgad, IN	daily rain	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	4 years	47 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

1799 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1960. 1960 had 337 records.

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

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

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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 20	216
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	3