Weather Records on 11 October 1961

610 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1961. Highest significance: Washim, IN.

Key Facts for 11 October 1961

On 11 October 1961, 610 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 583 daily.
Washim set a monthly record daily precipitation of 180.3 mm (7.1 in) on 11 October 1961.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

610 stations

610 station records on 11 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washim	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Erandol	India	Record daily precipitation	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pusad	India	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parbhani	India	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deolgaon Raja	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nandura	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parola	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salon	India	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burhanpur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

610 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 370, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 11 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	370
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 583.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1961

Top 20 records on 11 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1961	Washim, IN	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1961	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1961	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1961	Mehkar, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1961	Howard, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1961	La Delle 7 NE, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1961	Sirpur, IN	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1961	Donegaon, IN	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1961	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1961	Amenia, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1961	Hillsboro 3 N, US	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1961	Chikhli, IN	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1961	Erandol, IN	monthly rain	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1961	Redfield, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1961	De Smet, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1961	Buldana, IN	monthly rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1961	New Hampton, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1961	Lisbon, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1961	Oakes, US	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1961	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	50 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 610 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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	458
20 to 40	56
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	4