Weather Records on 4 October 1961

758 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1961. Highest significance: St Andrews, CA.

Key Facts for 4 October 1961

On 4 October 1961, 758 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 530 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 739 daily.
St Andrews set a daily record precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 4 October 1961.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

758 stations

758 station records on 4 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ghazipur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chapra Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khilchipur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madhuban	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buxar	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shahganj	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

758 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 333, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 4 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	333
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 739.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1961

Top 20 records on 4 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1961	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1961	Darbhanga, IN	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1961	Lalganj, IN	daily rain	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1961	Ghazipur, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1961	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1961	Encinal, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1961	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1961	Hvar, HR	daily rain	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1961	Innsbruck, AT	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1961	Hatchville, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1961	Alpine, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1961	Chapra Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1961	Marion, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1961	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1961	Durham, CA	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1961	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1961	Bancroft, CA	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1961	Grindstone Island, CA	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1961	Khilchipur, IN	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1961	Lugano, CH	monthly high min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	57 years	33 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

1795 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 758 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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Data for records on 1961-10-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	601
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1