Weather Records on 1 October 1961

566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1961. Highest significance: Teonthar, IN.

Key Facts for 1 October 1961

On 1 October 1961, 566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 331 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 549 daily.
Teonthar set a daily record precipitation of 109.0 mm (4.3 in) on 1 October 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

566 stations

566 station records on 1 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Teonthar	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Henryville Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nagerutari	India	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Addison Dam 45	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huzurabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dharamjaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mulug	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saidpur Bhitari	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsganj	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Kenzie	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zamana	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ghazipur	India	Record daily precipitation	149.3 mm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsport Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth Dam 44	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

566 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 192, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.

Records on 1 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	192
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

451 broken records

Margins by which the 451 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1961

Top 20 records on 1 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1961	Teonthar, IN	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Henryville Sf, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Springville, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Jefferson, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Bergland Dam, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Columbus, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Nagerutari, IN	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Addison Dam 45, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Hopkinsville, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Huzurabad(Rev), IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Chemnitz, DE	monthly high min	15.2 C (59.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Kharagpur, IN	monthly rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Woodbury, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Jahanabad, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Dharamjaigarh, IN	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Greensburg, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1961	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	35 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

1813 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1961. 1961 had 566 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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	408
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2