Weather Records on 20 June 1961

836 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 June 1961. Highest significance: Alkmaar, ZA.

Key Facts for 20 June 1961

On 20 June 1961, 836 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 420 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 820 daily.
Alkmaar set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 20 June 1961.
Across 158 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

836 stations

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

Weather records on 20 June 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gulbarga	India	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seale	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ceylon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Witwater (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

836 records

Records set or tied on 20 June 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 220, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 200, Heaviest daily rainfall 211.

Records on 20 June 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	220
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	200
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 June 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 820.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

660 broken records

Margins by which the 660 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 June 1961

Top 20 records on 20 June 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 June 1961	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 June 1961	Jardim, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1961	Canton 4N, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1961	Bukkapatnam, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1961	State UNIV, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1961	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1961	Tasgaon, IN	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1961	Bay Minette, US	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1961	Holly Bluff, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1961	Oorschot, ZA	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1961	Simmesport, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1961	Gulbarga, IN	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1961	Mobile, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1961	Blakely, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1961	Thomasville, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1961	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1961	Bastrop, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1961	Clayton, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1961	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1961	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	92 years	40 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

1800 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1961. 1961 had 836 records.

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

Records on 06-20 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1813	1
1821	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1855	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1877	2
1879	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	3
1899	6
1900	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	22
1904	13
1905	14
1906	18
1907	10
1908	30
1909	9
1910	27
1911	27
1912	17
1913	30
1914	53
1915	75
1916	83
1917	96
1918	54
1919	67
1920	40
1921	42
1922	61
1923	263
1924	204
1925	483
1926	228
1927	193
1928	199
1929	137
1930	143
1931	536
1932	182
1933	676
1934	301
1935	337
1936	529
1937	412
1938	326
1939	270
1940	469
1941	200
1942	757
1943	447
1944	315
1945	769
1946	849
1947	387
1948	554
1949	314
1950	328
1951	289
1952	318
1953	998
1954	414
1955	291
1956	484
1957	598
1958	603
1959	504
1960	451
1961	836
1962	173
1963	379
1964	729
1965	463
1966	441
1967	687
1968	559
1969	982
1970	482
1971	395
1972	660
1973	553
1974	743
1975	984
1976	899
1977	453
1978	480
1979	727
1980	922
1981	987
1982	801
1983	724
1984	686
1985	811
1986	732
1987	960
1988	1,222
1989	918
1990	899
1991	1,085
1992	1,049
1993	964
1994	925
1995	1,260
1996	1,123
1997	738
1998	1,627
1999	906
2000	1,328
2001	771
2002	955
2003	843
2004	1,071
2005	1,055
2006	820
2007	1,208
2008	669
2009	1,060
2010	865
2011	1,359
2012	1,045
2013	879
2014	381
2015	637
2016	1,352
2017	1,086
2018	635
2019	693
2020	590
2021	1,161
2022	972
2023	1,265
2024	783
2025	944
2026	757

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 June 1961
Margin	Records
0 to 20	613
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1