Weather Records on 14 October 1961

578 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1961. Highest significance: Akbarpur, IN.

Key Facts for 14 October 1961

On 14 October 1961, 578 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
352 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 553 daily.
Akbarpur set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 14 October 1961.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

578 stations

578 station records on 14 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ballia	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sikraul	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Korba	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laukaha	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sursand	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mahasamund	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chandauli	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buxar	India	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karauli	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marhaura(Amnar)	India	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baloda Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manikpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jiwanpur Sagri	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rasra	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarington Lock 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naubatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ambah	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chanditala	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Rock Campbell Scientific	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bansdih	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

578 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 14 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1961

Top 20 records on 14 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1961	Akbarpur, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1961	Muhammadpur, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1961	Balmorhea, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1961	Weabonga (Stoneleigh), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1961	Ballia, IN	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1961	Sikraul, IN	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1961	Korba, IN	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1961	Laukaha, IN	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	98.7 mm (3.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1961	Sursand, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1961	Mahasamund, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1961	Chandauli, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1961	Buxar, IN	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1961	Karauli, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1961	Marhaura(Amnar), IN	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1961	Baloda Bazar, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1961	Osmanabad, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1961	Bettiah, IN	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1961	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1961	Bahraich, IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1961	Manikpur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	33 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

1793 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 578 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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	417
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3