Weather Records on 11 August 1961

429 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1961. Highest significance: Burrumbuttock (Holyrood), AU.

Key Facts for 11 August 1961

On 11 August 1961, 429 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 425 daily.
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood) set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 11 August 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

429 stations

429 station records on 11 August 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bexley Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eiberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

429 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 203.

Records on 11 August 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

348 broken records

Margins by which the 348 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1961

Top 20 records on 11 August 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 1961	Burrumbuttock (Holyrood), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	Palestine, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	Circleville, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	Grindstone Island, CA	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	Troy, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	Washington Court House, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	Superior, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	Satyamangalam, IN	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	Manapparai, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	Fairmont, US	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	Huntingdon, CA	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	Pokolbin (Ben Ean), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	Pokolbin 1 Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1961	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 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

1793 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 429 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

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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	315
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1