Weather Records on 10 July 1961

688 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 July 1961. Highest significance: Emerson, CA.

Key Facts for 10 July 1961

On 10 July 1961, 688 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 430 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 652 daily.
Emerson set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 10 July 1961.
Across 173 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

688 stations

688 station records on 10 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emerson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Seguin	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Khaga	India	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alwar	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pandhera	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jaura	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	40.4 C (104.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malihabad	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Purwa	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

688 records

Records set or tied on 10 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 343, Heaviest daily rainfall 135.

Records on 10 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	343
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 35, daily 652.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

528 broken records

Margins by which the 528 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 July 1961

Top 20 records on 10 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 July 1961	Emerson, CA	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	Smithville, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	Seguin, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	Saunur(Savnur), IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	Los Gatos, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	La Grange, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	Khaga, IN	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	Alwar, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	Kunda, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	Mohanlalganj, IN	daily rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	Austin Montopolis Brg, US	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	Throckmorton, US	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	Arcadia, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	Fredericksburg, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	Pandhera, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	Gatesville, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	Morganton, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1961	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	37 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 688 records.

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

Records on 07-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1815	2
1826	1
1829	1
1835	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	3
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	4
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	4
1899	10
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	16
1904	25
1905	40
1906	4
1907	5
1908	7
1909	15
1910	25
1911	58
1912	29
1913	38
1914	48
1915	20
1916	56
1917	51
1918	36
1919	23
1920	29
1921	81
1922	67
1923	113
1924	66
1925	257
1926	321
1927	95
1928	102
1929	175
1930	540
1931	292
1932	355
1933	570
1934	327
1935	306
1936	1,338
1937	304
1938	151
1939	327
1940	398
1941	432
1942	628
1943	283
1944	478
1945	729
1946	467
1947	537
1948	367
1949	392
1950	680
1951	551
1952	814
1953	529
1954	684
1955	497
1956	434
1957	514
1958	402
1959	512
1960	451
1961	688
1962	456
1963	950
1964	368
1965	357
1966	512
1967	341
1968	598
1969	518
1970	464
1971	568
1972	447
1973	528
1974	871
1975	712
1976	724
1977	486
1978	1,076
1979	686
1980	1,113
1981	811
1982	602
1983	1,184
1984	962
1985	657
1986	686
1987	862
1988	1,024
1989	869
1990	820
1991	890
1992	864
1993	1,088
1994	864
1995	1,096
1996	1,604
1997	846
1998	1,259
1999	964
2000	889
2001	992
2002	1,336
2003	981
2004	621
2005	1,077
2006	920
2007	954
2008	874
2009	951
2010	1,509
2011	1,102
2012	1,015
2013	545
2014	660
2015	1,025
2016	859
2017	547
2018	554
2019	529
2020	775
2021	1,081
2022	691
2023	837
2024	1,576
2025	704
2026	472

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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	485
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2