Weather Records on 31 October 1961

511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1961. Highest significance: Fort Vermilion Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 31 October 1961

On 31 October 1961, 511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 495 daily.
Fort Vermilion Cda set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 31 October 1961.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

511 stations

511 station records on 31 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koele 693	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anantnag	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tohatchi 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.9 C (-27.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

511 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 31 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 31 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 495.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

400 broken records

Margins by which the 400 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1961

Top 20 records on 31 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1961	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1961	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1961	Timbo Novo (Pcd), BR	monthly rain	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1961	Koele 693, US	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1961	Angul, IN	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1961	Makapuu Point 724, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1961	Springerville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1961	Kingman, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1961	Waimanalo 794, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1961	Bukkapatnam, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1961	Hiawatha, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1961	Pratt 3NW, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1961	Anantnag, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1961	Stewart, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1961	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1961	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1961	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1961	Coldwater, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1961	Saint Johns, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1961	Chandragiri, IN	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	32 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

1805 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1961. 1961 had 511 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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	387
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2