Weather Records on 20 July 1961

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1961. Highest significance: Summerfield 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 20 July 1961

On 20 July 1961, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 328 daily.
Summerfield 2 NE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 20 July 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

338 stations

338 station records on 20 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burwaha	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarington Lock 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Notre Dame du Laus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Borden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ebensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yadgir	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Gabriel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pandharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Custer	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Lock Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 201.

Records on 20 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 328.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

268 broken records

Margins by which the 268 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1961

Top 20 records on 20 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1961	Summerfield 2 NE, US	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1961	St Peter, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1961	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1961	Charleston 1, US	all-time rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1961	Chidavaram, IN	daily rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1961	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1961	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1961	Tartu, EE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1961	Drevja, NO	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1961	Newell, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1961	Mungindi (Burrenbah), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1961	Burwaha, IN	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1961	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1961	Williamsville, US	monthly rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1961	Nanded, IN	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1961	Jam Vale, AU	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1961	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1961	Bologna, IT	daily low min	14.3 C (57.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1961	Clarington Lock 14, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1961	Itchapuram, IN	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	41 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

1809 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1961. 1961 had 338 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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	225
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2