Weather Records on 6 September 1961

317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 1961. Highest significance: Malmesbury, ZA.

Key Facts for 6 September 1961

On 6 September 1961, 317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 315 daily.
Malmesbury set a daily record precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 6 September 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

317 stations

317 station records on 6 September 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bali	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Majhgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merta City	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Punahana	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malpura	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dumure	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poonch	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shergarh	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Abu	India	Record daily precipitation	164.2 mm (6.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

317 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 127.

Records on 6 September 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 September 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 315.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 1961

Top 20 records on 6 September 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1961	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1961	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1961	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1961	Oksoey Fyr, NO	monthly rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1961	Fort Dearborn, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1961	Bali, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1961	Talladega, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1961	Jornada Exp Range, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1961	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1961	Majhgaon, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1961	Merta City, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1961	Misantla, MX	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1961	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1961	Punahana, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1961	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1961	Malpura, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1961	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low min	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1961	Monticello 2E, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1961	Dumure, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1961	Manchester, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 317 records.

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

Records on 09-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1802	1
1803	1
1812	1
1814	2
1833	1
1834	1
1841	1
1853	1
1854	1
1861	1
1865	2
1866	2
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	5
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	5
1903	5
1904	6
1905	14
1906	8
1907	14
1908	36
1909	13
1910	28
1911	20
1912	55
1913	21
1914	23
1915	14
1916	16
1917	23
1918	62
1919	106
1920	172
1921	67
1922	114
1923	153
1924	335
1925	290
1926	123
1927	137
1928	252
1929	359
1930	101
1931	324
1932	275
1933	368
1934	462
1935	341
1936	338
1937	237
1938	322
1939	447
1940	170
1941	276
1942	284
1943	831
1944	392
1945	537
1946	426
1947	895
1948	379
1949	525
1950	699
1951	263
1952	350
1953	396
1954	567
1955	493
1956	735
1957	311
1958	489
1959	405
1960	382
1961	317
1962	772
1963	419
1964	393
1965	722
1966	296
1967	878
1968	512
1969	737
1970	910
1971	436
1972	567
1973	866
1974	897
1975	426
1976	915
1977	467
1978	1,273
1979	892
1980	458
1981	542
1982	744
1983	1,965
1984	1,354
1985	1,371
1986	751
1987	735
1988	1,547
1989	544
1990	805
1991	757
1992	1,084
1993	856
1994	622
1995	1,220
1996	934
1997	1,389
1998	1,385
1999	1,048
2000	1,500
2001	631
2002	867
2003	718
2004	956
2005	601
2006	1,104
2007	1,246
2008	1,430
2009	735
2010	1,259
2011	1,684
2012	803
2013	886
2014	588
2015	692
2016	605
2017	838
2018	714
2019	797
2020	1,349
2021	407
2022	1,782
2023	905
2024	1,161
2025	894
2026	846

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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	218
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2