Weather Records on 15 July 1961

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1961. Highest significance: Scottsburg, US.

Key Facts for 15 July 1961

On 15 July 1961, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 370 daily.
Scottsburg set a daily record precipitation of 77.7 mm (3.1 in) on 15 July 1961.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

386 stations

386 station records on 15 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mont Laurier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jaso	India	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 170.

Records on 15 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 12, daily 370.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

312 broken records

Margins by which the 312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1961

Top 20 records on 15 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1961	Scottsburg, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1961	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1961	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1961	Clarendon, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1961	Tahlequah, US	all-time rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1961	Mont Laurier, CA	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1961	Gallipolis, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1961	Kustanai, KZ	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1961	Kandukur, IN	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1961	Jaso, IN	monthly rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1961	Wagoner, US	monthly rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1961	Bancroft, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1961	Paoli, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1961	Cynthiana, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1961	Kings Mills, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1961	Baddeck, CA	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1961	Kheri, IN	daily rain	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1961	Russellville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1961	Pakala, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1961	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	52 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 386 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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Data for records on 1961-07-15: 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 10	225
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	2