Weather Records on 7 January 1961

351 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1961. Highest significance: Breckenridge, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 1961

On 7 January 1961, 351 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 329 daily.
Breckenridge set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 7 January 1961.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

351 stations

351 station records on 7 January 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Copainala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mont Laurier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchendur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heaslip	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manouan Sanmaur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clearfield	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Mattawin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Copperas Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

351 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 7 January 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 7 January 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 329.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

299 broken records

Margins by which the 299 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1961

Top 20 records on 7 January 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1961	Breckenridge, US	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1961	Putnam, US	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1961	San Saba, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1961	Eden, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1961	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1961	Albany, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1961	Mexia, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1961	Copainala, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1961	Natchitoches, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1961	Lampasas, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1961	McGregor, US	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1961	Hico, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1961	Bowie, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1961	Coleman, US	monthly rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1961	Temple, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1961	Mont Laurier, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1961	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1961	Tiruchendur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1961	Barrage A Lac Kempt, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1961	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	33 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

1826 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1961. 1961 had 351 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	248
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1