Weather Records on 15 October 1961

834 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1961. Highest significance: Woodstock, CA.

Key Facts for 15 October 1961

On 15 October 1961, 834 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
422 were record highs and 254 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 809 daily.
Woodstock set a daily record snowfall of 11.4 cm (4.5 in) on 15 October 1961.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

834 stations

834 station records on 15 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Khapari	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Majhgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collinsville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pindron	India	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kanki	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tufanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

834 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 286, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 20.

Records on 15 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	286
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 809.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

656 broken records

Margins by which the 656 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1961

Top 20 records on 15 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1961	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	Santa Paula, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	Fredericton Cda, CA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	Khapari, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	Ensay, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	Causapscal, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	Majhgaon, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	Krishnarajpet, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	Murrungowar, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	Berlin, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	Peterborough, CA	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	Grand Falls, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	Kharar, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	Tobolsk, RU	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	Houlton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	Aberdeen, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1961	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	35 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

1794 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 834 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	629
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2