Weather Records on 25 September 1961

530 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 September 1961. Highest significance: Southampton, CA.

Key Facts for 25 September 1961

On 25 September 1961, 530 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 513 daily.
Southampton set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 25 September 1961.
Across 163 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

530 stations

530 station records on 25 September 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 September 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Datia	India	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ratlam	India	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gird	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jaora	India	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yerragondapalem	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raisen	India	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agar	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moth	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

530 records

Records set or tied on 25 September 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 25 September 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 25 September 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 513.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 September 1961

Top 20 records on 25 September 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 September 1961	Southampton, CA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1961	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1961	Datia, IN	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1961	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1961	Fort Dearborn, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1961	Ratlam, IN	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1961	Whitestown, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1961	Durham, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1961	Sodankyla AWS, FI	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1961	Gird, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1961	Mosdene, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1961	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1961	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1961	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1961	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1961	Muncie 4 SE, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1961	Bancroft, CA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1961	Almaty, KZ	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1961	Noblesville River, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1961	Jaora, IN	daily rain	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	46 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

1825 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1961. 1961 had 530 records.

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

Records on 09-25 in each year
Year	Records
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1842	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1857	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1884	3
1885	6
1886	1
1887	3
1889	7
1891	3
1893	7
1894	3
1895	5
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	6
1902	11
1903	4
1904	10
1905	16
1906	7
1907	35
1908	20
1909	22
1910	5
1911	9
1912	63
1913	13
1914	15
1915	43
1916	139
1917	138
1918	16
1919	20
1920	75
1921	32
1922	47
1923	68
1924	157
1925	141
1926	740
1927	166
1928	480
1929	158
1930	489
1931	500
1932	260
1933	542
1934	394
1935	258
1936	274
1937	190
1938	335
1939	454
1940	517
1941	269
1942	970
1943	488
1944	246
1945	514
1946	292
1947	666
1948	501
1949	479
1950	1,163
1951	639
1952	515
1953	242
1954	292
1955	546
1956	503
1957	231
1958	454
1959	396
1960	694
1961	530
1962	305
1963	602
1964	403
1965	690
1966	334
1967	428
1968	300
1969	196
1970	783
1971	323
1972	706
1973	650
1974	995
1975	1,166
1976	541
1977	875
1978	462
1979	719
1980	687
1981	669
1982	759
1983	647
1984	1,305
1985	446
1986	1,766
1987	560
1988	571
1989	1,367
1990	875
1991	1,243
1992	1,346
1993	1,015
1994	666
1995	1,013
1996	648
1997	1,278
1998	1,346
1999	804
2000	1,536
2001	1,536
2002	876
2003	758
2004	519
2005	1,484
2006	767
2007	1,284
2008	766
2009	854
2010	1,125
2011	763
2012	505
2013	615
2014	800
2015	868
2016	781
2017	1,253
2018	648
2019	530
2020	1,089
2021	355
2022	301
2023	580
2024	1,120
2025	569
2026	473

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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	351
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1