Weather Records on 10 January 1961

268 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1961. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 10 January 1961

On 10 January 1961, 268 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 264 daily.
Hambantota set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 25.7 C (78.3 F) on 10 January 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

268 stations

268 station records on 10 January 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arvida	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spruce	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sechelt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Harbour CS	Canada	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wattening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.9 C (-54.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lock (Terre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

268 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 74, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 10 January 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 10 January 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

197 broken records

Margins by which the 197 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

10 January 1961

Top 20 records on 10 January 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1961	Hambantota, LK	monthly high min	25.7 C (78.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1961	Thuckalay, IN	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1961	Forks 1 E, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1961	Cameron Lake, CA	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1961	Aramboly, IN	monthly rain	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1961	Kuzhithurai, IN	monthly rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1961	Yercaud, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1961	Cumberland, CA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1961	Belvidere, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1961	Arvida, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1961	Spruce, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1961	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1961	Nanaimo, CA	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1961	Britannia Beach Furry Cr, CA	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1961	Sechelt, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1961	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1961	Nanaimo, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1961	Kisinev, MD	daily high min	3.5 C (38.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1961	Olga 2 SE, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1961	Steveston, CA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	57 years	26 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

1799 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1961. 1961 had 268 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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	181
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1