Weather Records on 23 June 1961

453 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 June 1961. Highest significance: Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN.

Key Facts for 23 June 1961

On 23 June 1961, 453 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 431 daily.
Ko253Lpatti Sr set a daily record precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 23 June 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

453 stations

453 station records on 23 June 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 June 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nachna (Lathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morvi	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ramgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur(Jhirka)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sambhar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anjar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kapadvanj	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barmer	India	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chotan	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sardhana	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Panipat	India	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

453 records

Records set or tied on 23 June 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 112.

Records on 23 June 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 June 1961 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

328 broken records

Margins by which the 328 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 June 1961

Top 20 records on 23 June 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 June 1961	Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1961	Nachna (Lathi), IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1961	Riverview, ZA	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1961	Uloa, ZA	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1961	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1961	Detour Village, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1961	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1961	Morvi, IN	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1961	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1961	Cochrane, CA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1961	Melur, IN	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1961	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1961	Ramgarh, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1961	Skegness, GB	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1961	Biscotasing, CA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1961	Coniston, CA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1961	Ashland, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1961	Petoskey, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1961	Ferozepur(Jhirka), IN	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1961	Sambhar, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 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

1805 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1961. 1961 had 453 records.

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

Records on 06-23 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1821	2
1822	1
1824	1
1834	1
1843	1
1849	2
1850	1
1853	2
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1874	3
1876	1
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	4
1887	3
1888	4
1889	4
1890	1
1892	9
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	5
1902	10
1903	22
1904	10
1905	16
1906	14
1907	20
1908	20
1909	29
1910	30
1911	23
1912	38
1913	28
1914	31
1915	127
1916	14
1917	22
1918	92
1919	42
1920	76
1921	72
1922	25
1923	143
1924	86
1925	162
1926	336
1927	104
1928	155
1929	182
1930	408
1931	331
1932	208
1933	605
1934	367
1935	231
1936	627
1937	479
1938	266
1939	218
1940	365
1941	295
1942	475
1943	260
1944	427
1945	394
1946	348
1947	648
1948	567
1949	424
1950	812
1951	443
1952	538
1953	657
1954	486
1955	369
1956	533
1957	514
1958	630
1959	427
1960	452
1961	453
1962	285
1963	546
1964	434
1965	391
1966	426
1967	708
1968	356
1969	969
1970	484
1971	270
1972	1,522
1973	520
1974	625
1975	681
1976	668
1977	480
1978	509
1979	550
1980	633
1981	846
1982	602
1983	968
1984	654
1985	552
1986	628
1987	946
1988	1,751
1989	1,039
1990	639
1991	904
1992	1,675
1993	922
1994	956
1995	891
1996	1,342
1997	777
1998	1,589
1999	904
2000	636
2001	808
2002	1,079
2003	1,335
2004	970
2005	1,070
2006	810
2007	802
2008	533
2009	1,077
2010	966
2011	989
2012	793
2013	525
2014	382
2015	642
2016	1,203
2017	1,012
2018	493
2019	1,174
2020	716
2021	950
2022	661
2023	942
2024	959
2025	1,414
2026	894

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	305
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1