Weather Records on 26 June 1961

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 June 1961. Highest significance: Sheo, IN.

Key Facts for 26 June 1961

On 26 June 1961, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 593 daily.
Sheo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 154.9 mm (6.1 in) on 26 June 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

622 stations

622 station records on 26 June 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 June 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheo	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Vandanmettu	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Fatehgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	364.0 mm (14.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	131.9 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paud	India	Record daily precipitation	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	215.3 mm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barmer	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dhandhuka	India	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	256.0 mm (10.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kistwar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barmer	India	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lonavala	India	Record daily precipitation	435.1 mm (17.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	312.4 mm (12.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Braco (Efic)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalvan	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mangums Store 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balotra	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesville 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbam	India	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 26 June 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 190.

Records on 26 June 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 June 1961 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 22, daily 593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

464 broken records

Margins by which the 464 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 June 1961

Top 20 records on 26 June 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 June 1961	Sheo, IN	monthly rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1961	Vandanmettu, IN	all-time rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1961	Fatehgarh, IN	all-time rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1961	Karjat, IN	monthly rain	364.0 mm (14.3 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1961	Poona, IN	monthly rain	131.9 mm (5.2 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1961	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1961	Kumily, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1961	Uthamapalayam, IN	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1961	Ramanagar, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1961	Paud, IN	all-time rain	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1961	Sasvad, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1961	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1961	Vadgaon (Maval), IN	all-time rain	215.3 mm (8.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1961	Barmer, IN	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1961	Palmaryville, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1961	Dhandhuka, IN	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1961	Monticello, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1961	Rome, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1961	Puttur, IN	monthly rain	256.0 mm (10.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1961	Zamora, ES	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	39 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

1799 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1961. 1961 had 622 records.

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

Records on 06-26 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1808	1
1811	3
1814	1
1816	1
1824	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1838	1
1840	2
1843	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	3
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1869	1
1871	4
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	1
1900	3
1901	15
1902	19
1903	11
1904	22
1905	9
1906	16
1907	5
1908	10
1909	30
1910	27
1911	37
1912	27
1913	70
1914	55
1915	29
1916	124
1917	25
1918	68
1919	57
1920	24
1921	132
1922	84
1923	294
1924	45
1925	181
1926	273
1927	145
1928	449
1929	173
1930	220
1931	579
1932	198
1933	387
1934	635
1935	313
1936	562
1937	288
1938	395
1939	262
1940	574
1941	388
1942	500
1943	473
1944	502
1945	269
1946	376
1947	273
1948	343
1949	581
1950	524
1951	433
1952	1,274
1953	340
1954	539
1955	362
1956	406
1957	709
1958	989
1959	454
1960	410
1961	622
1962	352
1963	379
1964	323
1965	1,063
1966	380
1967	683
1968	1,268
1969	1,188
1970	916
1971	635
1972	581
1973	583
1974	1,535
1975	797
1976	726
1977	395
1978	860
1979	1,091
1980	1,285
1981	793
1982	792
1983	838
1984	572
1985	897
1986	933
1987	751
1988	1,267
1989	504
1990	818
1991	1,047
1992	958
1993	640
1994	1,177
1995	732
1996	922
1997	737
1998	1,205
1999	853
2000	725
2001	738
2002	760
2003	1,107
2004	1,040
2005	592
2006	1,104
2007	1,547
2008	541
2009	1,062
2010	1,041
2011	840
2012	1,076
2013	800
2014	584
2015	603
2016	546
2017	624
2018	432
2019	970
2020	459
2021	878
2022	825
2023	578
2024	765
2025	730
2026	935

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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	419
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1