Weather Records on 5 June 1961

475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 1961. Highest significance: Helmond, NL.

Key Facts for 5 June 1961

On 5 June 1961, 475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 463 daily.
Helmond set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 5 June 1961.
Across 157 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

475 stations

475 station records on 5 June 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 June 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kharagpur India Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	199.2 mm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Deer	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

475 records

Records set or tied on 5 June 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 202.

Records on 5 June 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 June 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 121.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 June 1961

Top 20 records on 5 June 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 June 1961	Helmond, NL	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	Kharagpur India Aab, IN	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	Balurghat, IN	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	M.O. Amini, IN	monthly rain	199.2 mm (7.8 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	Franklin, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	Bhaunagar, IN	daily rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	Bontfontein, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	Kleve, DE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	Estevan Point, CA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	Apslawn, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	Rylstone (Ilford Rd), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	Brandenburg-Gorden, DE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	Kjahta, RU	monthly low min	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	Red Deer, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	Newport, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	Beaver City, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	Ekaterinburg, RU	monthly low max	1.0 C (33.8 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1961	Urunga (Sunset Place), AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	34 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

1804 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1961. 1961 had 475 records.

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

Records on 06-05 in each year
Year	Records
1804	2
1805	1
1810	2
1822	1
1837	1
1843	1
1846	2
1849	2
1854	1
1857	2
1861	1
1866	1
1870	1
1871	6
1874	2
1877	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	9
1900	4
1901	8
1902	2
1903	7
1904	10
1905	8
1906	12
1907	15
1908	32
1909	13
1910	42
1911	18
1912	26
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	38
1917	132
1918	53
1919	86
1920	97
1921	138
1922	100
1923	577
1924	121
1925	442
1926	349
1927	268
1928	352
1929	383
1930	187
1931	229
1932	167
1933	586
1934	420
1935	426
1936	271
1937	424
1938	265
1939	364
1940	198
1941	288
1942	202
1943	589
1944	423
1945	1,215
1946	656
1947	486
1948	460
1949	369
1950	413
1951	532
1952	519
1953	319
1954	723
1955	249
1956	656
1957	600
1958	433
1959	401
1960	329
1961	475
1962	556
1963	577
1964	518
1965	365
1966	622
1967	584
1968	779
1969	924
1970	607
1971	502
1972	552
1973	549
1974	611
1975	553
1976	564
1977	1,171
1978	607
1979	722
1980	687
1981	907
1982	1,487
1983	846
1984	857
1985	1,339
1986	873
1987	859
1988	1,969
1989	1,001
1990	1,187
1991	921
1992	889
1993	1,616
1994	697
1995	809
1996	776
1997	1,229
1998	2,556
1999	1,266
2000	1,280
2001	1,021
2002	1,281
2003	1,159
2004	973
2005	882
2006	975
2007	680
2008	1,575
2009	920
2010	1,164
2011	913
2012	867
2013	465
2014	614
2015	719
2016	1,386
2017	440
2018	455
2019	632
2020	932
2021	1,206
2022	681
2023	509
2024	712
2025	507
2026	382

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Data for records on 1961-06-05: 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	394
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1