Weather Records on 22 October 1961

523 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1961. Highest significance: Mahackala, RU.

Key Facts for 22 October 1961

On 22 October 1961, 523 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 505 daily.
Mahackala set a daily record precipitation of 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 22 October 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

523 stations

523 station records on 22 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Quandialla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caron	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Willanthry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgedale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Preston Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peint	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Francis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoille Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

523 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 22 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 22 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1961

Top 20 records on 22 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1961	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1961	Quandialla Post Office, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1961	Monterey, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1961	Sugar City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1961	Caron, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1961	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1961	Hillston (Willanthry), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1961	Nokomis, CA	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1961	Ridgedale, CA	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1961	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1961	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1961	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1961	Rapelje, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1961	Lamar Rs, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1961	Livingston, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1961	Nokomis, CA	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1961	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1961	Preston Sugar Factory, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1961	Peint, IN	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1961	Nerriga Composite, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	62 years	32 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 523 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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 50	384
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1