Weather Records on 21 August 1961

644 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 August 1961. Highest significance: Bindi, AU.

Key Facts for 21 August 1961

On 21 August 1961, 644 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 639 daily.
Bindi set a daily record precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 21 August 1961.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

644 stations

644 station records on 21 August 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 August 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ghazipur	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Faridpur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pawayan	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesburg 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palhera	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamunia	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bansi	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atraula	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhauli	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans WSO City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Badausa	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pangree	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

644 records

Records set or tied on 21 August 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 243.

Records on 21 August 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 August 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 639.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 August 1961

Top 20 records on 21 August 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 August 1961	Bindi, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 August 1961	Burra (Kooringa), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1961	Champawat, IN	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1961	Berea College, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1961	Bareilly Sadar, IN	daily rain	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1961	Ghazipur, IN	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1961	Alton, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1961	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1961	Kilpuri, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1961	Redig 11 NE, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1961	Pipestone, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1961	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1961	Faridpur, IN	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1961	Pawayan, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1961	Danville 2 SE, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1961	Jalalabad, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1961	Waynesburg 2 W, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1961	Batala, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1961	Palhera, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1961	Bodalkasa, IN	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	19 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

1800 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1961. 1961 had 644 records.

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

Records on 08-21 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1804	1
1807	1
1816	1
1818	1
1832	1
1834	1
1839	3
1843	1
1847	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	2
1863	1
1866	1
1867	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1893	4
1894	8
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	9
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	22
1907	20
1908	13
1909	17
1910	33
1911	19
1912	50
1913	37
1914	24
1915	21
1916	106
1917	101
1918	202
1919	19
1920	59
1921	34
1922	58
1923	111
1924	135
1925	220
1926	227
1927	228
1928	110
1929	234
1930	297
1931	277
1932	264
1933	328
1934	320
1935	318
1936	807
1937	762
1938	239
1939	630
1940	683
1941	180
1942	415
1943	438
1944	346
1945	544
1946	390
1947	954
1948	305
1949	508
1950	958
1951	699
1952	368
1953	331
1954	497
1955	885
1956	701
1957	490
1958	389
1959	704
1960	490
1961	644
1962	469
1963	338
1964	794
1965	455
1966	661
1967	541
1968	1,014
1969	650
1970	373
1971	660
1972	441
1973	438
1974	564
1975	545
1976	756
1977	764
1978	445
1979	778
1980	904
1981	1,015
1982	769
1983	1,407
1984	975
1985	623
1986	1,166
1987	740
1988	889
1989	828
1990	910
1991	828
1992	957
1993	698
1994	968
1995	962
1996	950
1997	1,291
1998	948
1999	717
2000	861
2001	797
2002	965
2003	1,241
2004	1,585
2005	1,071
2006	797
2007	1,829
2008	1,012
2009	1,319
2010	1,155
2011	1,022
2012	990
2013	513
2014	624
2015	651
2016	890
2017	347
2018	816
2019	631
2020	1,147
2021	767
2022	917
2023	1,826
2024	777
2025	1,230
2026	1,289

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 August 1961
Margin	Records
0 to 20	422
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	1