Weather Records on 4 April 1961

525 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1961. Highest significance: Vaikom, IN.

Key Facts for 4 April 1961

On 4 April 1961, 525 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 516 daily.
Vaikom set a daily record precipitation of 93.5 mm (3.7 in) on 4 April 1961.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

525 stations

525 station records on 4 April 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dedeben (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch Fibrebrd Mills	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.7 C (-35.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lobatse	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plooysburg S.A.P.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aspen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Malhada Vermelha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

525 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 4 April 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 4 April 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

430 broken records

Margins by which the 430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1961

Top 20 records on 4 April 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1961	Vaikom, IN	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1961	Honokaa Town 215, US	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1961	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1961	Haina 214, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1961	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1961	Winton, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1961	Heilbron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1961	Dedeben (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1961	Barras, BR	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1961	Sherthala, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1961	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1961	Palakonda, IN	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1961	Parasala, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1961	Winkelman 6 S, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1961	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1961	Imperial, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1961	Zevenfontein, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1961	Marysville, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1961	Redlands, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1961	Kommissiepoort, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	30 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 525 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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Data for records on 1961-04-04: 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 20	409
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1