Weather Records on 21 September 1961

441 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 September 1961. Highest significance: Deobhog, IN.

Key Facts for 21 September 1961

On 21 September 1961, 441 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 430 daily.
Deobhog set an all-time record daily precipitation of 254.5 mm (10.0 in) on 21 September 1961.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

441 stations

441 station records on 21 September 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 September 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deobhog	India	Record daily precipitation	254.5 mm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huzurabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rajim	India	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kerakat	India	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karera	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Foxpark	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

441 records

Records set or tied on 21 September 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 21 September 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 21 September 1961 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 430.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

358 broken records

Margins by which the 358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 September 1961

Top 20 records on 21 September 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 September 1961	Deobhog, IN	all-time rain	254.5 mm (10.0 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 September 1961	Driggs, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 September 1961	Moran 5WNW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1961	Lawrence, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1961	Haverhill, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1961	Steamboat Springs, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1961	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1961	Sakoli, IN	daily rain	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1961	Spicer, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1961	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1961	Middleton, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1961	Villupuram, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1961	Quilandi, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1961	Lake Konomoc, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1961	Alta 1 NNW, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1961	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1961	Lake Lynn, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1961	Kurinjipadi, IN	daily rain	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1961	Ponnamaravathi, IN	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1961	Middleboro, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	40 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

1805 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1961. 1961 had 441 records.

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

Records on 09-21 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1812	1
1825	2
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	2
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	10
1892	1
1893	10
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	6
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	5
1902	5
1903	8
1904	20
1905	12
1906	17
1907	10
1908	17
1909	10
1910	8
1911	18
1912	26
1913	37
1914	29
1915	34
1916	48
1917	28
1918	43
1919	54
1920	29
1921	64
1922	35
1923	232
1924	291
1925	278
1926	178
1927	165
1928	81
1929	232
1930	82
1931	681
1932	242
1933	193
1934	492
1935	199
1936	329
1937	487
1938	508
1939	308
1940	908
1941	416
1942	291
1943	407
1944	413
1945	507
1946	176
1947	534
1948	301
1949	298
1950	334
1951	241
1952	430
1953	382
1954	453
1955	752
1956	1,100
1957	366
1958	588
1959	513
1960	418
1961	441
1962	1,085
1963	306
1964	374
1965	1,088
1966	565
1967	577
1968	790
1969	593
1970	708
1971	645
1972	599
1973	421
1974	652
1975	528
1976	694
1977	918
1978	818
1979	736
1980	990
1981	696
1982	1,484
1983	2,207
1984	707
1985	796
1986	671
1987	965
1988	557
1989	1,002
1990	716
1991	1,021
1992	752
1993	911
1994	713
1995	2,002
1996	1,233
1997	1,112
1998	1,481
1999	1,025
2000	884
2001	718
2002	696
2003	959
2004	888
2005	1,143
2006	920
2007	742
2008	740
2009	715
2010	1,290
2011	542
2012	595
2013	769
2014	716
2015	565
2016	989
2017	1,178
2018	1,051
2019	833
2020	580
2021	465
2022	1,049
2023	783
2024	470
2025	591
2026	478

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Data for records on 1961-09-21: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	332
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1