Weather Records on 12 September 1961

750 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 1961. Highest significance: Hallettsville 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 12 September 1961

On 12 September 1961, 750 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 717 daily.
Hallettsville 2 N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 171.5 mm (6.8 in) on 12 September 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

750 stations

750 station records on 12 September 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	250.7 mm (9.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tharad	India	Record daily precipitation	202.0 mm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nara Visa	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Deesa	India	Record daily precipitation	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Copperas Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Siwana	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Todaraising	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Obar	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sachor	India	Record daily precipitation	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malvan	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Road	India	Record daily precipitation	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

750 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 330, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 12 September 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 September 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 717.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

597 broken records

Margins by which the 597 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 176.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 1961

Top 20 records on 12 September 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 1961	Hallettsville 2 N, US	monthly rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1961	Beloit, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1961	Conroe, US	monthly rain	250.7 mm (9.9 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1961	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1961	Hempstead, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1961	Golden, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1961	Cimarron, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1961	Brenham, US	monthly rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1961	Tharad, IN	daily rain	202.0 mm (8.0 in)	148.9 mm (5.9 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1961	Melville, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1961	Timber Lake, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1961	La Grange, US	monthly rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1961	Smithville, US	monthly rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1961	Indianola 1SW, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1961	Cawker City, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1961	Huntsville, US	monthly rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1961	Liberty, US	monthly rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1961	Nara Visa, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1961	Biscotasing, CA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1961	Blanco, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	63 years	53 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

1793 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 750 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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Data for records on 1961-09-12: 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 25	497
25 to 50	66
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	13
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1