Weather Records on 12 January 1961

291 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1961. Highest significance: Madakasira, IN.

Key Facts for 12 January 1961

On 12 January 1961, 291 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
198 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 290 daily.
Madakasira set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 12 January 1961.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

291 stations

291 station records on 12 January 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Healesville (Badger Crk Sanctu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newnham (Rocherlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wakool (Calimo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merton Weir Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Patillas Dam	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Baring (Kinta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Shepparton East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Savage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

291 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 12 January 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 12 January 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 290.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

227 broken records

Margins by which the 227 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1961

Top 20 records on 12 January 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1961	Madakasira, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1961	Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1961	Clifton 10 E, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1961	Lake Eildon, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1961	Healesville (Badger Crk Sanctu, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1961	Kinglake, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1961	Virden, CA	daily high max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1961	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1961	Aravakurichi, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1961	Red Oak, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1961	Clark, US	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1961	Ottapidaram, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1961	Belvidere, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1961	Attingal, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1961	Marlin, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1961	Kodanand, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1961	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1961	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily high max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1961	Pawnee City, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1961	Manitowoc, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	21 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 291 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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	219
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1