Weather Records on 24 August 1961

502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1961. Highest significance: Hendersonville 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 1961

On 24 August 1961, 502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 490 daily.
Hendersonville 1 NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 232.7 mm (9.2 in) on 24 August 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

502 stations

502 station records on 24 August 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	232.7 mm (9.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nasrullaganj	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ichhawar	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chorkhamara	India	Record daily precipitation	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heaslip	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caesars Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	245.9 mm (9.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pavillion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

502 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 175.

Records on 24 August 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 490.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

403 broken records

Margins by which the 403 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 215.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1961

Top 20 records on 24 August 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1961	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	monthly rain	232.7 mm (9.2 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1961	Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1961	Brevard, US	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1961	Wardha, IN	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1961	Fort McPherson, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1961	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1961	Milstead, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1961	Experiment, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1961	Nasrullaganj, IN	daily rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1961	Ichhawar, IN	daily rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1961	Toccoa, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1961	Chorkhamara, IN	daily rain	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1961	Kurgan, RU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1961	Heaslip, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1961	Nalesar, IN	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1961	Asheville, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1961	Masset Airport, CA	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1961	Caesars Head, US	daily rain	245.9 mm (9.7 in)	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1961	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1961	Howell Wwtp, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	44 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

1802 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1961. 1961 had 502 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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 50	385
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1