Weather Records on 1 April 1961

496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1961. Highest significance: Greenville 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 1 April 1961

On 1 April 1961, 496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 482 daily.
Greenville 2 NE set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 1 April 1961.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

496 stations

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

Weather records on 1 April 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Ghee	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mattawin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manikpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tweedraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parma	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

496 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 1 April 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 1 April 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

412 broken records

Margins by which the 412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1961

Top 20 records on 1 April 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1961	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1961	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1961	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1961	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1961	Mc Ghee, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1961	Paripiranga, BR	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1961	Edgefield 3 NNE, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1961	Kundha (Kailkund), IN	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1961	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1961	Franklinville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1961	Nilakottai, IN	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1961	Effingham, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1961	Montezuma 2 NW, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1961	Barrage Mattawin, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1961	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1961	Delmas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1961	Perryton, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1961	Montreal River, CA	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1961	Manikpur, IN	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1961	Erie Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	30 years	36 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

1803 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1961. 1961 had 496 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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	341
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1