Weather Records on 3 April 1961

665 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1961. Highest significance: Kukuihaele Mill 206, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 1961

On 3 April 1961, 665 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
349 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 650 daily.
Kukuihaele Mill 206 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 357.4 mm (14.1 in) on 3 April 1961.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

665 stations

665 station records on 3 April 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	357.4 mm (14.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	294.6 mm (11.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	405.1 mm (15.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	341.1 mm (13.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eclipse Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lloydminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

665 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 3 April 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 3 April 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 650.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 238.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1961

Top 20 records on 3 April 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1961	Kukuihaele Mill 206, US	all-time rain	357.4 mm (14.1 in)	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	42 years	77 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1961	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	monthly rain	294.6 mm (11.6 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1961	Kukaiau 222, US	monthly rain	405.1 mm (15.9 in)	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1961	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	341.1 mm (13.4 in)	238.2 mm (9.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1961	Albany, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1961	Bajramaly, TM	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1961	Belur, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1961	Gyshgy, TM	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1961	Eclipse Island, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1961	Jonkersdam, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1961	Mahinahina 466, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1961	Grassmere, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1961	Mudigere, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1961	Dodballapur, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1961	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1961	Corry, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1961	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1961	King River, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1961	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1961	Ojai, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	34 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

1815 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1961. 1961 had 665 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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Data for records on 1961-04-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	520
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2