Weather Records on 15 April 1961

877 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1961. Highest significance: Ullawarra, AU.

Key Facts for 15 April 1961

On 15 April 1961, 877 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 245 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 852 daily.
Ullawarra set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 15 April 1961.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

877 stations

877 station records on 15 April 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake King	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mukinbudin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eadine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowanallup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warralakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	155.6 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carmendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kojaneerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Camm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Valley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Erlistoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

877 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 166, Heaviest daily rainfall 524, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 15 April 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	166
Heaviest daily rainfall	524
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 15 April 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 852.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

760 broken records

Margins by which the 760 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1961

Top 20 records on 15 April 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1961	Ullawarra, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1961	Albany, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1961	Superior, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1961	Toodyay, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1961	Kooline, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1961	Glenferrie, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1961	Casuarina Vale, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1961	Brownsville, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1961	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1961	Jam Vale, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1961	Watford, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1961	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1961	Superior, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1961	Lake King, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1961	Warriup, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1961	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1961	Yellanup, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1961	Bencubbin, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1961	Ft Ripley, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1961	Bradford, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	48 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

1801 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1961. 1961 had 877 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

Download the Data

Data for records on 1961-04-15: 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 25	695
25 to 50	43
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2