Weather Records on 21 July 1961

388 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1961. Highest significance: Cobar (Tambua), AU.

Key Facts for 21 July 1961

On 21 July 1961, 388 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 382 daily.
Cobar (Tambua) set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 21 July 1961.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

388 stations

388 station records on 21 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	148.5 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Junction City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Suryapet	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

388 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 21 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1961

Top 20 records on 21 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1961	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1961	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1961	Maude (Nap Nap), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1961	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1961	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1961	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1961	Quinter, US	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1961	Atchison, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1961	Chapman, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1961	Madison, US	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1961	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1961	Monmouth, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1961	Eskridge, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1961	Midland Odessa, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1961	Palisade, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1961	Emporia 1 S, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1961	Enterprise, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1961	Osage City, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1961	Liberal, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1961	Selmer, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	43 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

1794 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 388 records.

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

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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Data for records on 1961-07-21: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	269
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2