Weather Records on 11 July 1961

731 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1961. Highest significance: Sinnar, IN.

Key Facts for 11 July 1961

On 11 July 1961, 731 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 338 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 700 daily.
Sinnar set an all-time record daily precipitation of 259.0 mm (10.2 in) on 11 July 1961.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

731 stations

731 station records on 11 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	259.0 mm (10.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sonepat	India	Record daily precipitation	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	170.5 mm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sirmuthra	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dancy 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cinclare	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

731 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 199, Heaviest daily rainfall 193.

Records on 11 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	199
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 24, daily 700.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 July 1961

Top 20 records on 11 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1961	Sinnar, IN	all-time rain	259.0 mm (10.2 in)	109.1 mm (4.3 in)	22 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1961	Chiknayakanihall, IN	monthly rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1961	Shirpur, IN	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1961	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1961	Ulan-Ude, RU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1961	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1961	Quatsino, CA	all-time high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1961	Tihoreck, RU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1961	Los Gatos, US	all-time high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1961	Sonepat, IN	daily rain	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1961	Ghoda Ambegaon, IN	monthly rain	170.5 mm (6.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1961	Tombstone, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1961	Camden 3 W, US	monthly low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1961	Kingsville, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1961	Estevan Point, CA	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1961	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1961	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1961	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1961	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	39.0 C (102.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1961	Shirala, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	39 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

1813 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1961. 1961 had 731 records.

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

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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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	552
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1