Weather Records on 1 March 1961

548 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1961. Highest significance: Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 1 March 1961

On 1 March 1961, 548 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 540 daily.
Gabo Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 1 March 1961.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

548 stations

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

Weather records on 1 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa (Ringwood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nimingarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Hartwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Braemar State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leeton Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Walla Walla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bearbung (Aller)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Struth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lancewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

548 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 381, Heaviest daily snowfall 13.

Records on 1 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	381
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 540.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

482 broken records

Margins by which the 482 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1961

Top 20 records on 1 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1961	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1961	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1961	Bungendore (Gidleigh), AU	monthly rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1961	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1961	Nerriga Composite, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1961	Mill Creek, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1961	Gulgong Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1961	Tooraweenah (Denham St), AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1961	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1961	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1961	Walla Walla Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1961	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1961	Corowa (Ringwood Park), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1961	Coonamble Comparison, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1961	Nimingarra, AU	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1961	Belconnen (Weetangerra), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1961	Conargo (Hartwood), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1961	Columboola, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1961	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1961	Besonderheid"Byzonderhd.", ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	43 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

1808 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1961. 1961 had 548 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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	307
10 to 20	85
20 to 30	39
30 to 40	22
40 to 50	18
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	3