Weather Records on 7 April 1961

665 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1961. Highest significance: Sedan (Sandleton), AU.

Key Facts for 7 April 1961

On 7 April 1961, 665 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 649 daily.
Sedan (Sandleton) set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 7 April 1961.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

665 stations

665 station records on 7 April 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell (Waare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bandelier Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

665 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 7 April 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 7 April 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 649.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

578 broken records

Margins by which the 578 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

7 April 1961

Top 20 records on 7 April 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1961	Sedan (Sandleton), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1961	Port Wakefield, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1961	Kimba (the Pines), AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1961	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1961	Putbus, DE	daily high min	8.7 C (47.7 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1961	Beaver, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1961	Ardrossan (Winulta), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1961	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	24.9 C (76.8 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	157 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1961	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	12.9 C (55.2 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	94 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1961	Nullawarre, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1961	Port Campbell (Waare), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1961	Two Wells, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1961	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	134 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1961	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1961	Smith Bay (Smiths Bay), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1961	Putbus, DE	daily high max	17.1 C (62.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1961	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1961	Storlien, SE	daily low min	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1961	Dutton, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1961	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	monthly low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	40 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

1800 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1961. 1961 had 665 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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	540
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2