Weather Records on 29 September 1961

447 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1961. Highest significance: Majhgaon, IN.

Key Facts for 29 September 1961

On 29 September 1961, 447 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 428 daily.
Majhgaon set a daily record precipitation of 116.0 mm (4.6 in) on 29 September 1961.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

447 stations

447 station records on 29 September 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Majhgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abjorsbraten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsganj	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gvarv	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nipawin 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rosthern	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baran	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blaauwkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dug (Dag)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

447 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 September 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 September 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

372 broken records

Margins by which the 372 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1961

Top 20 records on 29 September 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1961	Majhgaon, IN	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1961	Manoharpur, IN	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1961	Casper 2 E, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1961	Abjorsbraten, NO	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1961	Putbus, DE	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1961	Jonkersdam, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1961	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1961	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	27.3 C (81.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1961	Robertsganj, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1961	Misantla, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1961	Tunhovd, NO	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1961	Gvarv, NO	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1961	Kriel (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1961	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	15.9 C (60.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1961	Goilkera, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1961	Riva, IT	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	84 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1961	Arnsberg, DE	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1961	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1961	Rolfontein, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1961	Nipawin 2, CA	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	34 years	31 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

1836 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1961. 1961 had 447 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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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	338
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2