Weather Records on 3 July 1961

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1961. Highest significance: Kalghatgi, IN.

Key Facts for 3 July 1961

On 3 July 1961, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 480 daily.
Kalghatgi set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 3 July 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 3 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapu (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marayur	India	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	240.1 mm (9.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napoklu	India	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anamalais	India	Record daily precipitation	332.0 mm (13.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lindale 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Periyapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gargoti	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhiwandi	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Annur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 296.

Records on 3 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 480.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 143.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1961

Top 20 records on 3 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1961	Kalghatgi, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1961	Hunsur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1961	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1961	Cheljabinsk-Balandi, RU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1961	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1961	Jafrabad, IN	daily rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1961	Hukeri, IN	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1961	Zacapu (Smn), MX	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1961	Marayur, IN	daily rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1961	Bagdad, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1961	Ammathy, IN	daily rain	240.1 mm (9.5 in)	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1961	Dharwar, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1961	Lughrata, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1961	Sunticoppa, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1961	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1961	Gadhinglaj, IN	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1961	Radhapuram, IN	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1961	Prescott, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1961	Rocky Hall Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1961	Ootacamund Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	42 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 491 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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Data for records on 1961-07-03: 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	358
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1