Weather Records on 1 November 1961

535 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 November 1961. Highest significance: Schreiber, CA.

Key Facts for 1 November 1961

On 1 November 1961, 535 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 465 daily.
Schreiber set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 1 November 1961.
Across 157 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

535 stations

535 station records on 1 November 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 November 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dausa	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Punahana	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kamen Kaman	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Honokohua 493	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shiprock	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mapulehu 542	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koele 693	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centreville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

535 records

Records set or tied on 1 November 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 1 November 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 1 November 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 69, daily 465.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

403 broken records

Margins by which the 403 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

1 November 1961

Top 20 records on 1 November 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 November 1961	Schreiber, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1961	Dausa, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1961	Punahana, IN	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1961	Waimanalo 794, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1961	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1961	Pomerode, BR	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1961	Kamen Kaman, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1961	Koolau Dam 833, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1961	Kaanapali AP 453.1, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1961	Honokohua 493, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1961	Lahaina 361, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1961	Ilhota-Jusante, BR	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1961	Motozintla (Smn), MX	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1961	Shiprock, US	monthly rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1961	Kula Sanatorium 267, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1961	Pakala, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1961	Mahinahina 466, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1961	Timbo Novo (Pcd), BR	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1961	Waterville 2, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1961	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	37 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

1805 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1961. 1961 had 535 records.

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

Records on 11-01 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	7
1882	1
1885	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	5
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	6
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	3
1901	4
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	16
1906	20
1907	5
1908	11
1909	45
1910	40
1911	54
1912	17
1913	45
1914	46
1915	22
1916	40
1917	43
1918	55
1919	95
1920	62
1921	44
1922	50
1923	172
1924	290
1925	253
1926	150
1927	666
1928	214
1929	306
1930	336
1931	286
1932	387
1933	684
1934	387
1935	882
1936	332
1937	402
1938	601
1939	628
1940	309
1941	417
1942	463
1943	287
1944	513
1945	326
1946	417
1947	588
1948	415
1949	661
1950	1,017
1951	1,317
1952	254
1953	306
1954	610
1955	371
1956	1,280
1957	358
1958	289
1959	322
1960	341
1961	535
1962	285
1963	307
1964	345
1965	520
1966	574
1967	542
1968	592
1969	437
1970	303
1971	801
1972	1,205
1973	589
1974	1,014
1975	494
1976	968
1977	702
1978	878
1979	631
1980	519
1981	824
1982	813
1983	852
1984	1,295
1985	716
1986	634
1987	1,529
1988	1,025
1989	827
1990	1,089
1991	3,261
1992	1,303
1993	2,690
1994	978
1995	1,138
1996	869
1997	1,273
1998	968
1999	1,129
2000	1,339
2001	531
2002	1,697
2003	1,309
2004	1,013
2005	836
2006	756
2007	626
2008	1,252
2009	893
2010	648
2011	781
2012	663
2013	568
2014	1,027
2015	804
2016	953
2017	474
2018	652
2019	1,578
2020	974
2021	361
2022	1,010
2023	949
2024	847
2025	478

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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	380
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1