Weather Records on 28 September 1960

226 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1960. Highest significance: Sunbaras Sr, IN.

Key Facts for 28 September 1960

On 28 September 1960, 226 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 224 daily.
Sunbaras Sr set a daily record precipitation of 154.4 mm (6.1 in) on 28 September 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

226 stations

226 station records on 28 September 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sunbaras Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bahadurganj	India	Record daily precipitation	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	171.4 mm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lingasugur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	196.4 mm (7.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palasdanga	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chauradano	India	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sultanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalimpong Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madhepur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petrolina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

226 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 September 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 224.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

181 broken records

Margins by which the 181 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1960

Top 20 records on 28 September 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1960	Sunbaras Sr, IN	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1960	Talkeetna AP, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1960	Bahadurganj, IN	daily rain	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1960	Darjeeling, IN	daily rain	171.4 mm (6.7 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1960	Lingasugur, IN	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1960	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1960	Newberry, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1960	Gadhinglaj, IN	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1960	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1960	Partapganj, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1960	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	monthly high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1960	Dhubri, IN	daily rain	196.4 mm (7.7 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1960	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1960	Sparta, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1960	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1960	Hartwell, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1960	Silda Belpahari, IN	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1960	Palasdanga, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1960	Fitzgerald, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1960	Greenwood, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	32 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

1794 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 226 records.

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

Records on 09-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1826	1
1832	1
1849	2
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	3
1868	1
1869	2
1873	3
1874	3
1877	3
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	4
1887	1
1888	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	5
1896	3
1897	5
1898	4
1899	6
1900	9
1901	2
1902	5
1903	19
1904	17
1905	17
1906	37
1907	27
1908	23
1909	16
1910	39
1911	62
1912	32
1913	37
1914	28
1915	57
1916	61
1917	35
1918	55
1919	38
1920	23
1921	39
1922	34
1923	150
1924	139
1925	191
1926	305
1927	194
1928	205
1929	432
1930	116
1931	233
1932	195
1933	459
1934	237
1935	282
1936	502
1937	313
1938	311
1939	552
1940	419
1941	479
1942	1,187
1943	440
1944	367
1945	1,034
1946	347
1947	647
1948	617
1949	359
1950	233
1951	441
1952	366
1953	842
1954	512
1955	409
1956	590
1957	695
1958	509
1959	874
1960	226
1961	385
1962	705
1963	666
1964	723
1965	582
1966	477
1967	978
1968	262
1969	244
1970	932
1971	954
1972	671
1973	886
1974	583
1975	502
1976	900
1977	784
1978	513
1979	915
1980	750
1981	752
1982	1,001
1983	941
1984	1,326
1985	1,189
1986	1,264
1987	825
1988	623
1989	847
1990	414
1991	821
1992	643
1993	627
1994	836
1995	794
1996	1,069
1997	681
1998	1,541
1999	1,533
2000	652
2001	791
2002	743
2003	929
2004	852
2005	1,088
2006	704
2007	837
2008	536
2009	792
2010	1,139
2011	1,025
2012	624
2013	790
2014	878
2015	673
2016	520
2017	755
2018	527
2019	1,388
2020	531
2021	740
2022	727
2023	772
2024	1,364
2025	464
2026	531

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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 50	172
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1