Weather Records on 17 June 1961

1,319 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1961. Highest significance: Susendal, NO.

Key Facts for 17 June 1961

On 17 June 1961, 1,319 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
502 were record highs and 636 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 133 monthly and 1,185 daily.
Susendal set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 17 June 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

1,319 stations

1,319 station records on 17 June 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Klimpfjall	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Presidio	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,319 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 305, Lowest daily maximum 412, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 224, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 June 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	305
Lowest daily maximum	412
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	224
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 133, daily 1,185.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,100 broken records

Margins by which the 1,100 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1961

Top 20 records on 17 June 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1961	Susendal, NO	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Corsicana, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Luling, US	monthly rain	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Klimpfjall, SE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Menard, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Palmaryville, ZA	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Bastrop, US	monthly low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Summerville 4W, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Presidio, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Makakatana, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Louisville 1 E, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Dublin, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Natchitoches, US	monthly low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Waxahachie, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Bowie, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Thomasville, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Kaufman 3 SE, US	monthly low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Durant, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1961	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	52 years	43 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

1807 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1961. 1961 had 1,319 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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Data for records on 1961-06-17: 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	1,068
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1