Weather Records on 14 August 1961

663 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1961. Highest significance: Spavinaw, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 1961

On 14 August 1961, 663 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 319 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 645 daily.
Spavinaw set an all-time record daily precipitation of 212.1 mm (8.4 in) on 14 August 1961.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

663 stations

663 station records on 14 August 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Usina Bananeiras (Caeeb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sehore Qasba	India	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	India	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nara Visa	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minneola	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goela	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ladania	India	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Idabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wynne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huzurabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

663 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 193, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 185.

Records on 14 August 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	193
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1961 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 645.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

506 broken records

Margins by which the 506 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1961

Top 20 records on 14 August 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1961	Spavinaw, US	all-time rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1961	Venkatagiri, IN	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1961	Boras, SE	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1961	Juneau Dwtn, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1961	Usina Bananeiras (Caeeb), BR	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1961	Sehore Qasba, IN	daily rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1961	Gudur, IN	daily rain	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1961	Berinag, IN	daily rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1961	Khandwa, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1961	Vinita 2 N, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1961	Parvatipur, IN	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1961	Lucknow, IN	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1961	Kargopol, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1961	Nara Visa, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1961	Hawthorne, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1961	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1961	Ozark, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1961	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1961	Minneola, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1961	Mayhill Rs, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	39 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 663 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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 25	479
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1