Weather Records on 11 May 1961

663 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1961. Highest significance: Hubli, IN.

Key Facts for 11 May 1961

On 11 May 1961, 663 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 653 daily.
Hubli set a daily record precipitation of 94.5 mm (3.7 in) on 11 May 1961.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

663 stations

663 station records on 11 May 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jejuri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miraj Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belvoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ferndale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

663 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 May 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 May 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 653.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

558 broken records

Margins by which the 558 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1961

Top 20 records on 11 May 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1961	Hubli, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1961	Berinag, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1961	Umtata, ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1961	Langley AFB, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1961	Baziya (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1961	Mhaswad, IN	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1961	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1961	Serra Negra Do Norte, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1961	Conway, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1961	Emporia 1 WNW, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1961	Greenough, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1961	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1961	Clarens (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1961	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1961	Alpine, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1961	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1961	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1961	Jejuri, IN	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1961	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1961	Alturas, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	44 years	35 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

1814 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1961. 1961 had 663 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 1961-05-11: 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	519
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1