Weather Records on 20 May 1961

333 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 May 1961. Highest significance: Port Hastings, CA.

Key Facts for 20 May 1961

On 20 May 1961, 333 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 327 daily.
Port Hastings set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 20 May 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

333 stations

333 station records on 20 May 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 May 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sangamner	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Siwana	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kudal	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wara	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jejuri	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

333 records

Records set or tied on 20 May 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 20 May 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 May 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 327.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

262 broken records

Margins by which the 262 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

20 May 1961

Top 20 records on 20 May 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 May 1961	Port Hastings, CA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1961	Blackfoot Dam, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1961	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1961	Sangamner, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1961	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1961	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1961	Baddeck, CA	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1961	Talegaon D-Dhera, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1961	Natashquan A, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1961	Gaspe, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1961	Durawah, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1961	Tamia, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1961	Siwana, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1961	Bunnawarra, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1961	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1961	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1961	Isseka, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1961	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1961	Baddeck, CA	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1961	Clearwater, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	50 years	31 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

1802 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1961. 1961 had 333 records.

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

Records on 05-20 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	1
1804	1
1815	1
1825	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	3
1847	1
1854	1
1858	3
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1871	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	3
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	19
1904	4
1905	4
1906	22
1907	35
1908	23
1909	10
1910	20
1911	82
1912	20
1913	10
1914	16
1915	42
1916	29
1917	46
1918	92
1919	56
1920	44
1921	234
1922	40
1923	125
1924	189
1925	251
1926	128
1927	118
1928	138
1929	323
1930	129
1931	451
1932	689
1933	449
1934	582
1935	259
1936	207
1937	270
1938	331
1939	266
1940	337
1941	378
1942	337
1943	802
1944	315
1945	498
1946	339
1947	358
1948	514
1949	586
1950	327
1951	288
1952	615
1953	518
1954	822
1955	421
1956	565
1957	728
1958	378
1959	785
1960	612
1961	333
1962	773
1963	732
1964	517
1965	200
1966	416
1967	587
1968	743
1969	885
1970	310
1971	653
1972	612
1973	419
1974	893
1975	1,332
1976	837
1977	553
1978	534
1979	683
1980	751
1981	1,540
1982	554
1983	1,307
1984	867
1985	426
1986	790
1987	1,036
1988	805
1989	764
1990	722
1991	925
1992	1,200
1993	1,208
1994	778
1995	734
1996	1,749
1997	1,106
1998	1,124
1999	673
2000	991
2001	847
2002	2,299
2003	1,201
2004	746
2005	929
2006	1,006
2007	565
2008	999
2009	1,529
2010	1,011
2011	1,117
2012	604
2013	919
2014	629
2015	1,001
2016	692
2017	1,214
2018	460
2019	1,483
2020	784
2021	904
2022	1,643
2023	1,106
2024	478
2025	969
2026	696

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	248
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1