Weather Records on 12 October 1961

436 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1961. Highest significance: Karesuando, SE.

Key Facts for 12 October 1961

On 12 October 1961, 436 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 426 daily.
Karesuando set a daily record precipitation of 27.1 mm (1.1 in) on 12 October 1961.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

436 stations

436 station records on 12 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Barwani	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parola	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hathras	India	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Korba	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Erandol	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Khaga	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamasin	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chechat	India	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hathwa	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baran	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khilchipur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dharni	India	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sepao	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ahwa	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chopda	India	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhusaval Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	226.0 mm (8.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agar	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sangod	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madhuban	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rajgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kolaras	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gonda	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amethi	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aiyansh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Patur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dug (Dag)	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deoria	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Basaunti	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anand	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bidhuna	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iglas	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

436 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 12 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 141.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1961

Top 20 records on 12 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1961	Karesuando, SE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1961	Barwani, IN	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1961	Old Mapoon, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1961	Stewart, CA	all-time rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1961	Shirpur, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1961	Kautokeino, NO	monthly rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1961	Jalgaon, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1961	Parola, IN	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1961	Hathras, IN	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	141.8 mm (5.6 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1961	Raver, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1961	Korba, IN	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1961	Buldana, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1961	Erandol, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1961	Khaga, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1961	Atner, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1961	Kamasin, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1961	Bear Creek, CA	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1961	Chechat, IN	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1961	Hathwa, IN	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1961	Amalner, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	39 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

1805 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1961. 1961 had 436 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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	298
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1