Weather Records on 31 July 1961

504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1961. Highest significance: Jammu (In-AFB), IN.

Key Facts for 31 July 1961

On 31 July 1961, 504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 478 daily.
Jammu (In-AFB) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 299.2 mm (11.8 in) on 31 July 1961.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

504 stations

504 station records on 31 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jammu (In-AFB)	India	Record daily precipitation	299.2 mm (11.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bulwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Koup (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oulton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palmietfontein"Knap Draai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fazilka	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brakkies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Rust (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Opsoek (Pos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saaifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

504 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 328.

Records on 31 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 478.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

427 broken records

Margins by which the 427 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1961

Top 20 records on 31 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1961	Jammu (In-AFB), IN	all-time rain	299.2 mm (11.8 in)	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	47 years	77 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1961	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1961	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1961	Bulwater, ZA	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1961	Kirensk, RU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1961	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1961	Winner, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1961	Mehkar, IN	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1961	Koup (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1961	New Hampton, US	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1961	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1961	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1961	Oulton, ZA	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1961	Torrington Exp Farm, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1961	Palmietfontein"Knap Draai, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1961	De Aar, ZA	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1961	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1961	Fayette, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1961	Elizabeth, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1961	Wolmada, ZA	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	45 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

1804 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1961. 1961 had 504 records.

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

Records on 07-31 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1815	1
1816	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	2
1851	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1866	1
1873	2
1876	1
1879	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	16
1904	12
1905	10
1906	14
1907	17
1908	22
1909	15
1910	21
1911	29
1912	14
1913	31
1914	28
1915	71
1916	63
1917	126
1918	39
1919	27
1920	168
1921	112
1922	24
1923	236
1924	97
1925	349
1926	226
1927	161
1928	145
1929	134
1930	143
1931	441
1932	314
1933	504
1934	449
1935	418
1936	548
1937	297
1938	417
1939	357
1940	415
1941	323
1942	342
1943	342
1944	312
1945	499
1946	426
1947	341
1948	341
1949	406
1950	511
1951	364
1952	472
1953	414
1954	459
1955	813
1956	574
1957	268
1958	374
1959	424
1960	622
1961	504
1962	348
1963	294
1964	637
1965	858
1966	606
1967	326
1968	637
1969	440
1970	576
1971	1,850
1972	667
1973	583
1974	363
1975	1,386
1976	530
1977	543
1978	754
1979	501
1980	1,047
1981	672
1982	767
1983	901
1984	777
1985	1,065
1986	1,021
1987	934
1988	940
1989	1,753
1990	911
1991	647
1992	1,169
1993	1,031
1994	1,207
1995	1,223
1996	1,084
1997	984
1998	1,195
1999	1,643
2000	1,001
2001	1,414
2002	1,080
2003	1,157
2004	779
2005	742
2006	1,405
2007	1,023
2008	911
2009	1,156
2010	1,485
2011	1,040
2012	712
2013	469
2014	1,000
2015	948
2016	501
2017	485
2018	1,135
2019	551
2020	1,034
2021	1,020
2022	861
2023	671
2024	748
2025	836
2026	754

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Data for records on 1961-07-31: 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 20	373
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1