Weather Records on 5 July 1961

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1961. Highest significance: Poonampet, IN.

Key Facts for 5 July 1961

On 5 July 1961, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 265 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 582 daily.
Poonampet set an all-time record daily precipitation of 403.1 mm (15.9 in) on 5 July 1961.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 5 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	403.1 mm (15.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brent Dam 36	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	250.4 mm (9.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta Dam 35	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	342.9 mm (13.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shencottah	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	247.9 mm (9.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whiting	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 256.

Records on 5 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 582.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

482 broken records

Margins by which the 482 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1961

Top 20 records on 5 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1961	Poonampet, IN	all-time rain	403.1 mm (15.9 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1961	Anacortes, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1961	Amphitheatre, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1961	Estes Park, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1961	Chakrata Kalsi Sr, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1961	Olga 2 SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1961	Steveston, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1961	Monroe, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1961	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1961	Brent Dam 36, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1961	Caldwell, CA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1961	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1961	Bellingham 2 N, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1961	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1961	Raver, IN	monthly rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1961	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1961	Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1961	Mudigere, IN	daily rain	250.4 mm (9.9 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1961	Lake Kachess, US	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1961	Mountain View Birdseye, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	36 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

1796 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1961. 1961 had 604 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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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	444
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1