Weather Records on 10 September 1961

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 September 1961. Highest significance: Kherwara, IN.

Key Facts for 10 September 1961

On 10 September 1961, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 449 daily.
Kherwara set a daily record precipitation of 164.1 mm (6.5 in) on 10 September 1961.
Across 166 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

459 stations

459 station records on 10 September 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 September 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kherwara	India	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Forsyth 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kaliakheri	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarana	India	Record daily precipitation	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ballantine	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Badnawar	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ichhawar	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mohanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sangod	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ujjain	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dhar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fazilka	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 10 September 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 10 September 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 September 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 449.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 September 1961

Top 20 records on 10 September 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 September 1961	Kherwara, IN	daily rain	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1961	Forsyth 2 E, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1961	Kaliakheri, IN	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1961	Grand Marais, US	all-time rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1961	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1961	Tarana, IN	daily rain	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1961	Red Lake Falls, US	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1961	Huntley Exp STN, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1961	Ellendale, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1961	Hornepayne, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1961	Ballantine, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1961	Oakes, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1961	Venkatagiri, IN	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1961	Badnawar, IN	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1961	Ramos Arizpe (Smn), MX	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1961	Haxby 18 SW, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1961	Schreiber, CA	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1961	Tower 2S, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1961	Parur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1961	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	42 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

1812 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1961. 1961 had 459 records.

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

Records on 09-10 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1818	1
1838	2
1841	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1850	2
1854	3
1857	1
1858	1
1865	5
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	1
1897	7
1898	4
1899	10
1901	1
1902	10
1903	13
1904	5
1905	7
1906	23
1907	15
1908	15
1909	25
1910	26
1911	8
1912	62
1913	24
1914	43
1915	53
1916	15
1917	79
1918	33
1919	42
1920	132
1921	207
1922	78
1923	38
1924	335
1925	197
1926	68
1927	262
1928	109
1929	282
1930	161
1931	724
1932	258
1933	333
1934	247
1935	478
1936	336
1937	376
1938	369
1939	386
1940	410
1941	389
1942	271
1943	352
1944	470
1945	334
1946	295
1947	534
1948	432
1949	793
1950	394
1951	344
1952	476
1953	250
1954	271
1955	376
1956	834
1957	332
1958	435
1959	670
1960	376
1961	459
1962	798
1963	384
1964	710
1965	355
1966	330
1967	512
1968	846
1969	635
1970	582
1971	400
1972	477
1973	559
1974	522
1975	528
1976	1,041
1977	391
1978	883
1979	563
1980	716
1981	629
1982	687
1983	1,329
1984	824
1985	1,140
1986	960
1987	574
1988	783
1989	1,098
1990	782
1991	827
1992	745
1993	936
1994	816
1995	643
1996	1,003
1997	829
1998	1,832
1999	1,068
2000	1,088
2001	1,129
2002	1,298
2003	1,149
2004	652
2005	1,173
2006	1,110
2007	866
2008	975
2009	636
2010	1,273
2011	1,235
2012	793
2013	1,198
2014	894
2015	789
2016	1,085
2017	674
2018	1,030
2019	816
2020	2,105
2021	1,311
2022	633
2023	1,114
2024	933
2025	583
2026	832

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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	300
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2