Weather Records on 7 September 1961

312 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 1961. Highest significance: Winkelman 6 S, US.

Key Facts for 7 September 1961

On 7 September 1961, 312 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 302 daily.
Winkelman 6 S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 7 September 1961.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

312 stations

312 station records on 7 September 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Akhnoor	India	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chandbali	India	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bijaypur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spearman	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khair	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kunda	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jogeva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Susner	India	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

312 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 152.

Records on 7 September 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 September 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 302.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

247 broken records

Margins by which the 247 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 1961

Top 20 records on 7 September 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1961	Winkelman 6 S, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1961	Akhnoor, IN	daily rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1961	Zhizdra, RU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1961	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1961	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1961	Chandbali, IN	daily rain	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1961	Sorve, EE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1961	Westernport, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1961	Carlisle, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1961	Virtsu, EE	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1961	Balasore, IN	monthly rain	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1961	Podor, SN	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1961	Frostburg, US	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1961	Hancock, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1961	Shippensburg, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1961	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1961	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1961	Chandgad, IN	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1961	Cuttack, IN	monthly rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1961	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	72 years	33 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

1802 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1961. 1961 had 312 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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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	221
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2