Weather Records on 7 October 1961

721 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1961. Highest significance: Eidsvold Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 7 October 1961

On 7 October 1961, 721 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 694 daily.
Eidsvold Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 7 October 1961.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

721 stations

721 station records on 7 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	258.6 mm (10.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.9 mm (9.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coomrith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Hirsel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Humphery Rail Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

721 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 445, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	445
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 694.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

638 broken records

Margins by which the 638 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1961

Top 20 records on 7 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1961	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1961	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1961	Annanvale, AU	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1961	Calliope Post Office, AU	monthly rain	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1961	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1961	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	monthly rain	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	11 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1961	Gin Gin Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1961	Raglan, AU	daily rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1961	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1961	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1961	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1961	Many Peaks Post Office, AU	monthly rain	258.6 mm (10.2 in)	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1961	Mount Larcom Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1961	Mantova, IT	monthly rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1961	Wallaville- Mill Street, AU	daily rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1961	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1961	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1961	Glenlands, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1961	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1961	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	51 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

1802 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1961. 1961 had 721 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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Data for records on 1961-10-07: 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 50	597
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1