Weather Records on 25 July 1961

362 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 July 1961. Highest significance: Du Quoin 4 SE, US.

Key Facts for 25 July 1961

On 25 July 1961, 362 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 353 daily.
Du Quoin 4 SE set a daily record precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 25 July 1961.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

362 stations

362 station records on 25 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Whitemark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Taabinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
West Burke	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manouan Sanmaur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farnham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Elms	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Mitis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abisko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chute Aux Galets	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Netherby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hoffmeister 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paupack 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

362 records

Records set or tied on 25 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 179.

Records on 25 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 353.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 July 1961

Top 20 records on 25 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 July 1961	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1961	Thule, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1961	Whitemark, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1961	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1961	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1961	Trenton, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1961	Cheljabinsk-Balandi, RU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1961	Caboonbah, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1961	Taabinga, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1961	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1961	Pulletop (Matta Mia), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1961	Nalgonda, IN	daily rain	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1961	Goulds Country Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1961	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1961	West Burke, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1961	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1961	Elsberry 1 S, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1961	Eagle Farm Racecourse, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1961	Manouan Sanmaur, CA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1961	Belleville, CA	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 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

1795 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 362 records.

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

Records on 07-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1801	1
1832	2
1836	1
1839	2
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	4
1888	1
1889	6
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	3
1901	5
1902	15
1903	11
1904	18
1905	8
1906	13
1907	14
1908	15
1909	7
1910	26
1911	48
1912	44
1913	19
1914	28
1915	21
1916	48
1917	44
1918	91
1919	36
1920	71
1921	47
1922	149
1923	92
1924	175
1925	120
1926	119
1927	145
1928	248
1929	158
1930	367
1931	381
1932	402
1933	430
1934	968
1935	210
1936	881
1937	301
1938	343
1939	342
1940	607
1941	381
1942	272
1943	234
1944	279
1945	297
1946	432
1947	445
1948	346
1949	593
1950	451
1951	330
1952	426
1953	497
1954	427
1955	401
1956	378
1957	421
1958	376
1959	451
1960	286
1961	362
1962	756
1963	636
1964	460
1965	446
1966	456
1967	273
1968	364
1969	448
1970	387
1971	656
1972	465
1973	690
1974	589
1975	672
1976	502
1977	979
1978	501
1979	847
1980	543
1981	1,008
1982	723
1983	1,110
1984	891
1985	768
1986	1,155
1987	1,248
1988	899
1989	959
1990	984
1991	1,149
1992	799
1993	1,558
1994	1,244
1995	971
1996	1,016
1997	939
1998	1,037
1999	1,172
2000	1,261
2001	1,201
2002	801
2003	1,421
2004	1,693
2005	1,213
2006	1,679
2007	1,103
2008	900
2009	758
2010	1,678
2011	1,026
2012	835
2013	622
2014	919
2015	651
2016	661
2017	865
2018	1,115
2019	1,253
2020	538
2021	768
2022	1,041
2023	775
2024	921
2025	965
2026	1,263

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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	242
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3