Weather Records on 10 October 1961

680 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1961. Highest significance: Jalna, IN.

Key Facts for 10 October 1961

On 10 October 1961, 680 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 666 daily.
Jalna set a monthly record daily precipitation of 124.6 mm (4.9 in) on 10 October 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

680 stations

680 station records on 10 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jalna	India	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mokhada	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paud	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lonavala	India	Record daily precipitation	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bananeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hingoli	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Matheran	India	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmau	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parbhani	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandar	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kannauj	India	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Junction City	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amethi	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sultanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vada	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seguin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pusad	India	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

680 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 378, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 10 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 10 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

571 broken records

Margins by which the 571 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 138.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1961

Top 20 records on 10 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1961	Jalna, IN	monthly rain	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1961	Chikhli, IN	monthly rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1961	Mokhada, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1961	Augusta, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1961	Paud, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1961	Blue Rapids, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1961	Lonavala, IN	daily rain	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1961	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1961	Falls City Brenner Fld, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1961	Clark, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1961	Bananeiras, BR	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1961	Hingoli, IN	monthly rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1961	Umerkhed, IN	monthly rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1961	Lebo, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1961	Khamgaon, IN	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1961	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1961	Ponca City, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1961	Akron, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1961	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1961	Matheran, IN	daily rain	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	30 years	48 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

1793 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 680 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

Download the Data

Data for records on 1961-10-10: 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	435
20 to 40	81
40 to 60	34
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	3