Weather Records on 6 October 1961

469 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1961. Highest significance: Mundubbera, AU.

Key Facts for 6 October 1961

On 6 October 1961, 469 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 464 daily.
Mundubbera set a daily record precipitation of 80.3 mm (3.2 in) on 6 October 1961.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

469 stations

469 station records on 6 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Stanley Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eagles Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mahad	India	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hornsby (Pretoria Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turramurra (Kissing Point Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gilston State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Graysville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

469 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 6 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 464.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

379 broken records

Margins by which the 379 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1961

Top 20 records on 6 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1961	Mundubbera, AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1961	Rosevale, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1961	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1961	Mt Stanley Forestry, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1961	Eagles Nest, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1961	Mahad, IN	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1961	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1961	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1961	Hornsby (Pretoria Parade), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1961	Belah Park, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1961	Mangaon, IN	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1961	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1961	Turramurra (Kissing Point Road, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1961	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	26.9 C (80.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1961	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1961	Giddalore, IN	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1961	Clermont-Ferrand, FR	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1961	Ulricehamn, SE	daily high max	18.0 C (64.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1961	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1961	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	34 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

1802 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1961. 1961 had 469 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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Data for records on 1961-10-06: 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	339
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1