Weather Records on 2 July 1961

343 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1961. Highest significance: Vayittiri, IN.

Key Facts for 2 July 1961

On 2 July 1961, 343 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 331 daily.
Vayittiri set an all-time record daily precipitation of 533.4 mm (21.0 in) on 2 July 1961.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

343 stations

343 station records on 2 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	533.4 mm (21.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marayur	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ljunga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	279.2 mm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kizljar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	215.2 mm (8.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anamalais	India	Record daily precipitation	273.0 mm (10.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Champoton (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

343 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 189.

Records on 2 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 8, daily 331.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

272 broken records

Margins by which the 272 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 176.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1961

Top 20 records on 2 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1961	Vayittiri, IN	all-time rain	533.4 mm (21.0 in)	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	34 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1961	Vladivostok, RU	daily rain	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1961	Tasgaon, IN	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1961	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1961	Kumily, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1961	Galva, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1961	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1961	Yarram, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1961	Marayur, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1961	Cathcart (Mount Darragh), AU	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1961	Rocky Hall Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1961	Devala, IN	daily rain	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	175.9 mm (6.9 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1961	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1961	Sunticoppa, IN	daily rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1961	Shiggaon, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1961	Deerfield 10 NNW, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1961	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1961	Kumsi, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1961	Devikulam, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1961	Kurundwad, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	45 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 343 records.

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

Records on 07-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	1
1811	1
1816	2
1825	1
1826	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1856	1
1860	1
1863	1
1871	3
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	4
1901	12
1902	7
1903	9
1904	11
1905	30
1906	14
1907	26
1908	12
1909	34
1910	50
1911	32
1912	100
1913	19
1914	69
1915	33
1916	26
1917	22
1918	45
1919	38
1920	208
1921	234
1922	59
1923	223
1924	394
1925	112
1926	108
1927	183
1928	75
1929	162
1930	263
1931	526
1932	283
1933	500
1934	315
1935	252
1936	641
1937	434
1938	399
1939	191
1940	436
1941	535
1942	643
1943	359
1944	428
1945	425
1946	321
1947	313
1948	283
1949	372
1950	312
1951	309
1952	391
1953	553
1954	567
1955	633
1956	520
1957	1,058
1958	344
1959	386
1960	547
1961	343
1962	402
1963	666
1964	445
1965	440
1966	889
1967	610
1968	887
1969	468
1970	667
1971	334
1972	660
1973	628
1974	577
1975	605
1976	718
1977	450
1978	1,173
1979	773
1980	1,191
1981	770
1982	1,017
1983	904
1984	632
1985	756
1986	1,423
1987	791
1988	1,445
1989	962
1990	1,350
1991	1,123
1992	1,702
1993	641
1994	901
1995	1,110
1996	728
1997	1,101
1998	984
1999	1,066
2000	583
2001	1,240
2002	1,228
2003	1,111
2004	639
2005	648
2006	775
2007	932
2008	808
2009	1,083
2010	1,262
2011	1,066
2012	1,072
2013	1,471
2014	580
2015	1,096
2016	584
2017	504
2018	858
2019	401
2020	500
2021	861
2022	893
2023	559
2024	578
2025	1,293
2026	1,174

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Data for records on 1961-07-02: 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 25	237
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2