Weather Records on 7 July 1961

318 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1961. Highest significance: Ft Collins, US.

Key Facts for 7 July 1961

On 7 July 1961, 318 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 308 daily.
Ft Collins set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 7 July 1961.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

318 stations

318 station records on 7 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bari	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cadia Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dholera	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Penrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Viramgam	India	Record daily precipitation	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Felix	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderhoof	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montebello Seigniory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halol	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adhoura	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Agronomy Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

318 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 137.

Records on 7 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 308.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

265 broken records

Margins by which the 265 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1961

Top 20 records on 7 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1961	Ft Collins, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1961	Viljujsk, RU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1961	Perry, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1961	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1961	Bell Ranch, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1961	Rajnandgaon, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1961	Bari, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1961	Cadia Composite, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1961	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily low min	5.4 C (41.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1961	Weissenburg, DE	daily low min	2.7 C (36.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1961	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1961	Miami, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1961	Dholera, IN	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1961	Perkins, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1961	Bamberg, DE	daily low min	4.2 C (39.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	73 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1961	Searcy, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1961	Mosquero 1 NE, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1961	Blackwell 1 W, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1961	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1961	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 318 records.

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

Records on 07-07 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1819	3
1821	1
1825	1
1828	2
1835	1
1845	1
1850	1
1856	2
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	1
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1883	1
1887	4
1889	2
1890	8
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	14
1901	5
1902	13
1903	10
1904	4
1905	11
1906	12
1907	6
1908	26
1909	22
1910	16
1911	67
1912	31
1913	17
1914	49
1915	72
1916	126
1917	120
1918	42
1919	37
1920	42
1921	65
1922	135
1923	166
1924	166
1925	198
1926	135
1927	184
1928	200
1929	122
1930	332
1931	442
1932	315
1933	337
1934	390
1935	311
1936	795
1937	280
1938	268
1939	359
1940	467
1941	334
1942	516
1943	309
1944	411
1945	299
1946	208
1947	532
1948	404
1949	374
1950	431
1951	416
1952	515
1953	623
1954	622
1955	485
1956	1,170
1957	394
1958	749
1959	391
1960	663
1961	318
1962	294
1963	510
1964	549
1965	388
1966	304
1967	430
1968	624
1969	967
1970	391
1971	467
1972	1,155
1973	1,120
1974	652
1975	571
1976	679
1977	828
1978	794
1979	924
1980	848
1981	1,025
1982	795
1983	1,013
1984	1,044
1985	939
1986	770
1987	728
1988	1,251
1989	1,040
1990	781
1991	1,040
1992	938
1993	1,762
1994	1,394
1995	576
1996	1,218
1997	752
1998	1,382
1999	971
2000	823
2001	983
2002	667
2003	664
2004	1,084
2005	949
2006	1,061
2007	1,067
2008	1,174
2009	930
2010	1,411
2011	749
2012	1,423
2013	549
2014	539
2015	1,263
2016	717
2017	904
2018	550
2019	506
2020	556
2021	930
2022	744
2023	577
2024	1,277
2025	562
2026	522

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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 10	210
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2