Weather Records on 6 July 1961

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1961. Highest significance: Georgetown, AU.

Key Facts for 6 July 1961

On 6 July 1961, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 492 daily.
Georgetown set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 6 July 1961.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 6 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrega (Taunton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adhoura	India	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte (Lochaber)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Streatham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kybybolite Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	309.6 mm (12.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesburg 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amari	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 302.

Records on 6 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

423 broken records

Margins by which the 423 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1961

Top 20 records on 6 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1961	Georgetown, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Wirrega (Taunton), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Port Victoria, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Narridy Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Yambacoona, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Oregon, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Adhoura, IN	daily rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Hallett (Old Canowie), AU	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Frances, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Naracoorte (Lochaber), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Streatham, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	174 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1961	Atchison, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	10 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

1793 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 501 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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Data for records on 1961-07-06: 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	396
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2