Weather Records on 30 September 1960

161 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 September 1960. Highest significance: Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH.

Key Facts for 30 September 1960

On 30 September 1960, 161 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 154 daily.
Col du Grand St-Bernard set a daily record precipitation of 87.0 mm (3.4 in) on 30 September 1960.
Across 161 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

161 stations

161 station records on 30 September 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 September 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bezeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chas	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Proddatur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aakukui 1007	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jhaldah(Jhalda)	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wishek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gudur(Guduru)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dhanbad Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thetford Mines	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

161 records

Records set or tied on 30 September 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 67.

Records on 30 September 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 September 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 154.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

117 broken records

Margins by which the 117 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 September 1960

Top 20 records on 30 September 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 September 1960	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1960	Moloaa 1145, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1960	Bezeck, RU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1960	Cuddapah, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1960	Calcutta/Alipore, IN	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1960	Isla Perez, MX	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1960	Odesa, UA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1960	Geneve Observatoire, CH	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1960	Chas, IN	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1960	Elba, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1960	Ambur, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1960	Proddatur, IN	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1960	Srinivaspur, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1960	Sivaganga, IN	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1960	Aakukui 1007, US	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1960	Jhaldah(Jhalda), IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1960	Highmore, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1960	Jammalamadugu, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1960	Gudiyatham, IN	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1960	Attur, IN	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	25 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

1806 to 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1960. 1960 had 161 records.

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

Records on 09-30 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1813	1
1817	1
1819	2
1834	1
1841	1
1842	1
1847	1
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1868	2
1869	3
1870	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	5
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	8
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	4
1901	11
1902	7
1903	9
1904	14
1905	25
1906	14
1907	16
1908	18
1909	10
1910	5
1911	47
1912	47
1913	10
1914	33
1915	84
1916	209
1917	19
1918	45
1919	28
1920	71
1921	61
1922	71
1923	183
1924	243
1925	211
1926	194
1927	486
1928	560
1929	181
1930	110
1931	225
1932	363
1933	437
1934	398
1935	209
1936	432
1937	417
1938	428
1939	371
1940	316
1941	482
1942	405
1943	404
1944	369
1945	889
1946	320
1947	433
1948	267
1949	366
1950	731
1951	597
1952	504
1953	1,136
1954	1,059
1955	406
1956	350
1957	663
1958	442
1959	1,159
1960	161
1961	618
1962	202
1963	818
1964	332
1965	459
1966	592
1967	859
1968	449
1969	465
1970	334
1971	1,359
1972	676
1973	407
1974	742
1975	686
1976	775
1977	870
1978	399
1979	479
1980	832
1981	688
1982	806
1983	1,102
1984	1,267
1985	1,892
1986	1,805
1987	649
1988	453
1989	713
1990	665
1991	949
1992	980
1993	988
1994	816
1995	1,061
1996	1,396
1997	729
1998	1,206
1999	1,144
2000	887
2001	699
2002	677
2003	1,079
2004	573
2005	761
2006	617
2007	841
2008	585
2009	826
2010	1,059
2011	1,258
2012	637
2013	634
2014	529
2015	997
2016	746
2017	404
2018	717
2019	2,192
2020	554
2021	823
2022	563
2023	1,012
2024	948
2025	559
2026	529

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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	93
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1