Weather Records on 19 July 1961

402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 July 1961. Highest significance: Hangal, IN.

Key Facts for 19 July 1961

On 19 July 1961, 402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 388 daily.
Hangal set a daily record precipitation of 113.5 mm (4.5 in) on 19 July 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

402 stations

402 station records on 19 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carmendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Muir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aldervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Listowel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boa Viagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boscabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jingalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sangareddi(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

402 records

Records set or tied on 19 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 257.

Records on 19 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 388.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

328 broken records

Margins by which the 328 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 July 1961

Top 20 records on 19 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1961	Hangal, IN	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1961	Ft Madison, US	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1961	Milagres, BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1961	Pardelup, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1961	Rushville, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1961	Carmendale, AU	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1961	Triunfo, BR	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1961	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1961	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1961	Lake Muir, AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1961	Wonnenup, AU	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1961	Carlinville, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1961	Aldervale, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1961	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1961	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1961	Chadron 3SW, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1961	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1961	Plant City, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1961	La Harpe, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1961	Willowghby East Lake, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	35 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

1799 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1961. 1961 had 402 records.

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

Records on 07-19 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1809	1
1811	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1859	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	3
1900	6
1901	4
1902	12
1903	4
1904	15
1905	20
1906	14
1907	19
1908	21
1909	17
1910	49
1911	14
1912	39
1913	48
1914	35
1915	140
1916	234
1917	177
1918	36
1919	34
1920	50
1921	55
1922	121
1923	224
1924	191
1925	153
1926	319
1927	96
1928	148
1929	232
1930	585
1931	269
1932	385
1933	258
1934	765
1935	268
1936	402
1937	227
1938	290
1939	285
1940	338
1941	424
1942	568
1943	276
1944	361
1945	308
1946	485
1947	613
1948	384
1949	762
1950	613
1951	545
1952	541
1953	330
1954	535
1955	343
1956	552
1957	348
1958	481
1959	393
1960	746
1961	402
1962	453
1963	502
1964	534
1965	755
1966	481
1967	560
1968	740
1969	610
1970	545
1971	636
1972	699
1973	538
1974	513
1975	441
1976	824
1977	898
1978	636
1979	964
1980	835
1981	915
1982	676
1983	1,011
1984	1,076
1985	569
1986	810
1987	1,608
1988	995
1989	1,081
1990	954
1991	803
1992	717
1993	847
1994	589
1995	893
1996	1,353
1997	856
1998	1,325
1999	878
2000	1,802
2001	905
2002	985
2003	1,192
2004	1,082
2005	1,049
2006	1,392
2007	1,181
2008	753
2009	1,844
2010	911
2011	1,266
2012	878
2013	1,061
2014	1,207
2015	735
2016	605
2017	495
2018	836
2019	651
2020	409
2021	779
2022	1,143
2023	884
2024	544
2025	600
2026	653

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Data for records on 1961-07-19: 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	274
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1