Weather Records on 19 October 1961

319 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1961. Highest significance: Black Point 717, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 1961

On 19 October 1961, 319 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 312 daily.
Black Point 717 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 126.5 mm (5.0 in) on 19 October 1961.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

319 stations

319 station records on 19 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Black Point 717	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	183.8 mm (7.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Athabasca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tajshet	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cowan Cowan Signal STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whiting	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iron River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boverdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

319 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 312.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

264 broken records

Margins by which the 264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1961

Top 20 records on 19 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1961	Black Point 717, US	monthly rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1961	Fort Dearborn, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1961	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1961	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1961	Vishakhapatnam, IN	daily rain	183.8 mm (7.2 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1961	Biri, NO	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1961	Ewa Plantation 741, US	monthly low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1961	Joliet, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1961	Nhill, AU	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1961	Athabasca, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1961	Elgin Water, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1961	Sycamore, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1961	Pardelup, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1961	Vang I Valdres, NO	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1961	Flat Top, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1961	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1961	Tajshet, RU	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	11.5 C (20.7 F)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1961	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1961	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1961	Harnosand, SE	daily high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	60 years	29 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

1806 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1961. 1961 had 319 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	244
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2