Weather Records on 4 July 1961

525 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1961. Highest significance: Nanguneri, IN.

Key Facts for 4 July 1961

On 4 July 1961, 525 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 511 daily.
Nanguneri set a daily record precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 4 July 1961.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

525 stations

525 station records on 4 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	286.6 mm (11.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Junagadh	India	Record daily precipitation	353.1 mm (13.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malad	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marayur	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	215.7 mm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ayikudi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Patillas Dam	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alirajpur/Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	237.5 mm (9.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zacapu (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khambha	India	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anamalais	India	Record daily precipitation	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Antlers	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manantoddy	India	Record daily precipitation	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tupelo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

525 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 224.

Records on 4 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 511.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 138.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1961

Top 20 records on 4 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1961	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1961	Mercara Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	286.6 mm (11.3 in)	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1961	Srivaikuntam, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1961	Hebgen Dam, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1961	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1961	Junagadh, IN	monthly rain	353.1 mm (13.9 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1961	Malad, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1961	Marayur, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1961	Virajpet, IN	daily rain	215.7 mm (8.5 in)	99.9 mm (3.9 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1961	Sankarankoil, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1961	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1961	Cloudcroft, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1961	Orebro, SE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1961	Puthendam, IN	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1961	Ayikudi, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1961	Jardim, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1961	Patillas Dam, PR	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1961	Annex Creek, US	monthly rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1961	Vayittiri, IN	daily rain	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1961	Alirajpur/Rajpur, IN	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	40 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

1806 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1961. 1961 had 525 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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Data for records on 1961-07-04: 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	380
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1