Weather Records on 15 September 1961

586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1961. Highest significance: Dongargarh, IN.

Key Facts for 15 September 1961

On 15 September 1961, 586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 577 daily.
Dongargarh set a daily record precipitation of 146.1 mm (5.8 in) on 15 September 1961.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

586 stations

586 station records on 15 September 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandara	India	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ramtek	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kannod	India	Record daily precipitation	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chaurai	India	Record daily precipitation	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tirora	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	315.8 mm (12.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pangree	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kindsi	India	Record daily precipitation	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barmer	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dongargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waramain	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saleteka	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	174.7 mm (6.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rehli	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sehore Qasba	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kattanjhiri	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

586 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 166, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 197.

Records on 15 September 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	166
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1961

Top 20 records on 15 September 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1961	Dongargarh, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Genoa, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Bhandara, IN	daily rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Ramtek, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Mulki, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Kannod, IN	monthly rain	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	6 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Bodalkasa, IN	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Chaurai, IN	daily rain	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Lanji, IN	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Tirora, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Pachmarhi, IN	daily rain	315.8 mm (12.4 in)	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Ambagarh Chowki, IN	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Pangree, IN	daily rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Dandenong Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Betul(Badnur), IN	daily rain	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Kindsi, IN	daily rain	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Multai, IN	daily rain	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Barmer, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Dongargaon, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1961	Waramain, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	44 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

1797 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1961. 1961 had 586 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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 50	432
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1