Weather Records on 23 September 1961

670 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1961. Highest significance: Weatherford, US.

Key Facts for 23 September 1961

On 23 September 1961, 670 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 324 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 658 daily.
Weatherford set a daily record precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 23 September 1961.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

670 stations

670 station records on 23 September 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morris River	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paw Paw	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sonaula	India	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

670 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 260, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 September 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	260
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 September 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 658.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1961

Top 20 records on 23 September 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1961	Weatherford, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	Quilandi, IN	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	La Harpe, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	Macomb, US	all-time rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	Princeville, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	Mehgawan, IN	monthly rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	Amarpara, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	Fort Dearborn, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	Milan, IT	daily high min	20.4 C (68.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	175 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	Chesterfield, CA	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	Joliet, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	Cuyamaca, US	monthly low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	Steamboat Springs, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1961	Fraser, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	34 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

1793 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 670 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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 25	481
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1