Weather Records on 4 September 1961

909 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1961. Highest significance: Bowelling, AU.

Key Facts for 4 September 1961

On 4 September 1961, 909 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 512 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 891 daily.
Bowelling set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 4 September 1961.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

909 stations

909 station records on 4 September 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowelling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Iklera(Aklera)	India	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balotra	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chhipabarod	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ghairatganj	India	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shiprock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raisen	India	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salwani(Silvani)	India	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

909 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 265, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 247, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 4 September 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	265
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	247
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 4 September 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 891.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

744 broken records

Margins by which the 744 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1961

Top 20 records on 4 September 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 1961	Bowelling, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1961	Iklera(Aklera), IN	daily rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1961	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1961	Salida, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1961	Paola, US	monthly rain	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	13 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1961	Bhagwanpur, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1961	Bakani (Rallai), IN	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1961	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1961	Vinita 2 N, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1961	Balotra, IN	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1961	Arnhem, NL	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1961	Charleston, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1961	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1961	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1961	Cedaredge, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1961	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1961	Boyup Brook, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1961	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1961	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1961	Shelbina, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	43 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 909 records.

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

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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Data for records on 1961-09-04: 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 50	710
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1