Weather Records on 30 September 1961

618 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 September 1961. Highest significance: Ames 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 30 September 1961

On 30 September 1961, 618 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 285 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 557 daily.
Ames 3 SW set a daily record precipitation of 105.7 mm (4.2 in) on 30 September 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

618 stations

618 station records on 30 September 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 September 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosthern	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simdega	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln College View	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

618 records

Records set or tied on 30 September 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 30 September 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 30 September 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 61, daily 557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 September 1961

Top 20 records on 30 September 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 September 1961	Ames 3 SW, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Audubon, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Sheboygan, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Kurdege, IN	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Rock 1 E, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Richland Ctr, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Escanaba, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	28.5 C (83.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Lansing, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Hay Springs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Plymouth Wwtp, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	120 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Fayette, US	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Oelrichs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	16.3 C (61.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	27.3 C (81.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Oelwein 2 S, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Vinton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1961	Marquette, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	79 years	39 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

1806 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1961. 1961 had 618 records.

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

Records on 09-30 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1813	1
1817	1
1819	2
1834	1
1841	1
1842	1
1847	1
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1868	2
1869	3
1870	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	5
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	8
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	4
1901	11
1902	7
1903	9
1904	14
1905	25
1906	14
1907	16
1908	18
1909	10
1910	5
1911	47
1912	47
1913	10
1914	33
1915	84
1916	209
1917	19
1918	45
1919	28
1920	71
1921	61
1922	71
1923	183
1924	243
1925	211
1926	194
1927	486
1928	560
1929	181
1930	110
1931	225
1932	363
1933	437
1934	398
1935	209
1936	432
1937	417
1938	428
1939	371
1940	316
1941	482
1942	405
1943	404
1944	369
1945	889
1946	320
1947	433
1948	267
1949	366
1950	731
1951	597
1952	504
1953	1,136
1954	1,059
1955	406
1956	350
1957	663
1958	442
1959	1,159
1960	161
1961	618
1962	202
1963	818
1964	332
1965	459
1966	592
1967	859
1968	449
1969	465
1970	334
1971	1,359
1972	676
1973	407
1974	742
1975	686
1976	775
1977	870
1978	399
1979	479
1980	832
1981	688
1982	806
1983	1,102
1984	1,267
1985	1,892
1986	1,805
1987	649
1988	453
1989	713
1990	665
1991	949
1992	980
1993	988
1994	816
1995	1,061
1996	1,396
1997	729
1998	1,206
1999	1,144
2000	887
2001	699
2002	677
2003	1,079
2004	573
2005	761
2006	617
2007	841
2008	585
2009	826
2010	1,059
2011	1,258
2012	637
2013	634
2014	529
2015	997
2016	746
2017	404
2018	717
2019	2,192
2020	554
2021	823
2022	563
2023	1,012
2024	948
2025	559
2026	529

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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 10	393
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	33
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	4