Weather Records on 1 January 1961

719 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1961. Highest significance: Mulculca, AU.

Key Facts for 1 January 1961

On 1 January 1961, 719 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 703 daily.
Mulculca set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 1 January 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

719 stations

719 station records on 1 January 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mulculca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Towan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kleindubbelvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Macorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pichhore	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parma	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moondah the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coliban Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mitis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jaura	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.8 cm (18.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

719 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 528, Heaviest daily snowfall 120, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 1 January 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	528
Heaviest daily snowfall	120
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 1 January 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

680 broken records

Margins by which the 680 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1961

Top 20 records on 1 January 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1961	Mulculca, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1961	Smeaton Weir, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1961	Nyah (Yarraby Tank), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1961	Beauceville, CA	all-time snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1961	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1961	Towan, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1961	Mead, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1961	Angelica, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1961	Urandangi, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1961	Kleindubbelvlei, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1961	Alfred, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26.1 cm (10.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1961	Tanbar Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1961	Campbelltown, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1961	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1961	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1961	Nyah, AU	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1961	Macorna, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1961	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1961	Pichhore, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1961	Dannemora, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	23 years	51 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

1798 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1961. 1961 had 719 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	576
50 to 100	60
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	5