Weather Records on 24 June 1961

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 June 1961. Highest significance: Ramgarh, IN.

Key Facts for 24 June 1961

On 24 June 1961, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 279 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 582 daily.
Ramgarh set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 24 June 1961.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

603 stations

603 station records on 24 June 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 June 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ramgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nachna (Lathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zira	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Didwana	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pithora	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bilara	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawa (Hollywood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarka	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wankaner	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hanumangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manteo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Churu	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kistwar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 24 June 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 197, Heaviest daily rainfall 115.

Records on 24 June 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	197
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 June 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 582.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

438 broken records

Margins by which the 438 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 June 1961

Top 20 records on 24 June 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 June 1961	Ramgarh, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Nachna (Lathi), IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Zira, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Riverview, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Muktesar, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Lysebotn, NO	monthly rain	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Bikaner, IN	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Didwana, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Roldal, NO	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Evergreen, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Pithora, IN	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Bilara, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Uloa, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Kangela, Mtubatuba, ZA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Jaisalmer, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Narrawa (Hollywood), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1961	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	35 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

1793 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 603 records.

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

Records on 06-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1803	1
1806	2
1813	1
1821	1
1822	1
1836	1
1845	1
1846	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	5
1889	4
1892	11
1893	7
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	4
1902	10
1903	17
1904	10
1905	13
1906	13
1907	28
1908	25
1909	52
1910	21
1911	24
1912	141
1913	36
1914	50
1915	57
1916	57
1917	24
1918	56
1919	32
1920	31
1921	33
1922	46
1923	262
1924	119
1925	220
1926	219
1927	155
1928	275
1929	299
1930	366
1931	668
1932	351
1933	482
1934	390
1935	279
1936	897
1937	473
1938	388
1939	296
1940	534
1941	361
1942	373
1943	293
1944	394
1945	352
1946	384
1947	432
1948	398
1949	360
1950	681
1951	452
1952	798
1953	422
1954	439
1955	327
1956	603
1957	706
1958	583
1959	369
1960	320
1961	603
1962	260
1963	433
1964	365
1965	443
1966	490
1967	613
1968	500
1969	992
1970	536
1971	557
1972	1,204
1973	400
1974	922
1975	798
1976	840
1977	508
1978	582
1979	830
1980	655
1981	767
1982	615
1983	913
1984	732
1985	797
1986	672
1987	805
1988	1,646
1989	733
1990	689
1991	935
1992	1,104
1993	1,054
1994	1,019
1995	751
1996	1,019
1997	854
1998	1,127
1999	815
2000	605
2001	684
2002	864
2003	1,199
2004	946
2005	1,322
2006	789
2007	779
2008	533
2009	935
2010	1,102
2011	845
2012	991
2013	667
2014	460
2015	583
2016	1,245
2017	1,139
2018	459
2019	889
2020	609
2021	929
2022	650
2023	682
2024	784
2025	1,508
2026	927

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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 10	386
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1