Weather Records on 27 July 1961

277 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1961. Highest significance: Grootfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 July 1961

On 27 July 1961, 277 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 268 daily.
Grootfontein set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 27 July 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

277 stations

277 station records on 27 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarka	India	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Longvalley	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laukaha	India	Record daily precipitation	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nidderau-Windecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zeekoevlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lesbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pandharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neemkathana	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lulea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	180.2 mm (7.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kotputli	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

277 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 171.

Records on 27 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

219 broken records

Margins by which the 219 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1961

Top 20 records on 27 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1961	Grootfontein, ZA	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Dwarka, IN	daily rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Dupree, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Weslaco, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Chidambaram, IN	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Berinag, IN	daily rain	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Longvalley, US	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Laukaha, IN	monthly rain	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Pella 1S, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Canon City, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Dodballapur, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Sevierville, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Tacambaro, MX	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Nidderau-Windecken, DE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Vriddhachalam, IN	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Zeekoevlei, ZA	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Storm Lake, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1961	Brownsville, US	daily low max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 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

1805 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1961. 1961 had 277 records.

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

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	591
2015	744
2016	564
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,170

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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	196
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1