Weather Records on 10 April 1961

734 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1961. Highest significance: Governador Dix-Sept Rosado, BR.

Key Facts for 10 April 1961

On 10 April 1961, 734 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 714 daily.
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado set an all-time record daily precipitation of 310.0 mm (12.2 in) on 10 April 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

734 stations

734 station records on 10 April 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	310.0 mm (12.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harderug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stinkhoutboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Nova Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middelpos (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheo	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vogelstruiskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Doornhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Akhnoor	India	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalabasput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olyfenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Point Bre	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altapass	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

734 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 472, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 10 April 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	472
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 10 April 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 714.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

643 broken records

Margins by which the 643 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 252.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1961

Top 20 records on 10 April 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1961	Governador Dix-Sept Rosado, BR	all-time rain	310.0 mm (12.2 in)	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	1 year	65 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1961	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1961	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1961	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1961	Progress, ZA	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1961	Harderug, ZA	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1961	Goulds Country Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1961	Enzelberg, ZA	monthly rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1961	Sandhoogte (Pur), ZA	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1961	Morokweng (Pol), ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1961	Stinkhoutboom, ZA	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1961	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1961	Conway, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1961	Nicholson, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1961	Jonkersberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1961	Doornbult, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1961	Acude Nova Floresta, BR	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1961	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1961	Ottosdal, ZA	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1961	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.2 cm (9.9 in)	19 years	50 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

1793 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 734 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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 50	608
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1