Weather Records on 12 July 1961

606 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1961. Highest significance: Durham, GB.

Key Facts for 12 July 1961

On 12 July 1961, 606 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 582 daily.
Durham set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 12 July 1961.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

606 stations

606 station records on 12 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goela	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kostroma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sequim	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandar	India	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hassanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

606 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 146.

Records on 12 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 14, daily 582.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1961

Top 20 records on 12 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1961	Durham, GB	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	Macon 2 NE, US	monthly rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	Ponca City, US	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	Goela, IN	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	Kosciusko, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	Quincy Exp STN, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	Kostroma, RU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	Pachena Point, CA	all-time high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	Minnedosa, CA	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	Rayne 6 N, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	39.0 C (102.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	Chilliwack, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	Willard 4 SW, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	Marysville, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1961	Auburn, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	55 years	38 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 606 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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Data for records on 1961-07-12: 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	440
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1