Weather Records on 28 June 1961

405 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 June 1961. Highest significance: Kuzhithurai, IN.

Key Facts for 28 June 1961

On 28 June 1961, 405 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 395 daily.
Kuzhithurai set a daily record precipitation of 105.1 mm (4.1 in) on 28 June 1961.
Across 158 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

405 stations

405 station records on 28 June 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 June 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	159.4 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indpur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarka	India	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	174.7 mm (6.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekaram	India	Record daily precipitation	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ukmerge	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

405 records

Records set or tied on 28 June 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 156.

Records on 28 June 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 June 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 395.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

319 broken records

Margins by which the 319 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 June 1961

Top 20 records on 28 June 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1961	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	M.O. Amini, IN	daily rain	159.4 mm (6.3 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	Seetapal, IN	daily rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	Eraniel, IN	daily rain	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	Pollock, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	Aramboly, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	Indpur, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	Srivilliputhur, IN	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	King River, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	Puthendam, IN	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	Shorlakode, IN	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	Karunagapalli, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	Simao Dias (Anapolis), BR	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	Marquette, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	Thiruvalla, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	Meycode Adandai, IN	daily rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	Thuckalay, IN	daily rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1961	Appleton City, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	37 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

1815 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1961. 1961 had 405 records.

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

Records on 06-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1823	1
1824	1
1827	1
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1841	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1867	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	5
1891	1
1892	4
1893	5
1895	1
1896	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	19
1902	8
1903	2
1904	12
1905	19
1906	24
1907	12
1908	10
1909	26
1910	51
1911	30
1912	21
1913	57
1914	50
1915	64
1916	99
1917	20
1918	46
1919	69
1920	146
1921	68
1922	45
1923	222
1924	105
1925	168
1926	335
1927	256
1928	176
1929	146
1930	195
1931	843
1932	218
1933	475
1934	594
1935	332
1936	556
1937	378
1938	591
1939	333
1940	256
1941	454
1942	570
1943	422
1944	386
1945	489
1946	401
1947	818
1948	435
1949	316
1950	340
1951	420
1952	685
1953	293
1954	427
1955	369
1956	582
1957	636
1958	749
1959	647
1960	290
1961	405
1962	333
1963	672
1964	328
1965	363
1966	394
1967	398
1968	1,286
1969	961
1970	897
1971	629
1972	503
1973	696
1974	953
1975	611
1976	661
1977	397
1978	797
1979	542
1980	1,754
1981	870
1982	737
1983	1,336
1984	448
1985	1,223
1986	657
1987	615
1988	1,224
1989	736
1990	1,006
1991	1,389
1992	1,306
1993	753
1994	1,209
1995	959
1996	1,094
1997	860
1998	1,271
1999	1,348
2000	1,297
2001	712
2002	1,020
2003	748
2004	965
2005	995
2006	1,051
2007	1,086
2008	554
2009	839
2010	1,186
2011	1,051
2012	1,204
2013	934
2014	695
2015	1,257
2016	424
2017	595
2018	711
2019	685
2020	915
2021	1,472
2022	853
2023	619
2024	694
2025	454
2026	1,942

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Data for records on 1961-06-28: 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	289
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1