Weather Records on 4 May 1961

466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1961. Highest significance: Creston, CA.

Key Facts for 4 May 1961

On 4 May 1961, 466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 453 daily.
Creston set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 4 May 1961.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

466 stations

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

Weather records on 4 May 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Creston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cornucopia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vivian	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sultanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

466 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 15.

Records on 4 May 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 May 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 453.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

353 broken records

Margins by which the 353 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1961

Top 20 records on 4 May 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1961	Creston, CA	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1961	Seymour 3NW, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1961	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1961	Buchan, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1961	Butchers Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1961	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1961	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1961	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1961	McCall, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1961	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1961	Wood, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1961	Murrungowar, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1961	Baddeck, CA	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1961	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1961	Camargo, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1961	Brodribb River, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1961	Cornucopia, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1961	Vivian, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1961	Chimacum 4 S, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1961	Olga 2 SE, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 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

1795 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 466 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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Data for records on 1961-05-04: 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 10	298
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1