Weather Records on 3 November 1961

1,007 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1961. Highest significance: Ventspils, LV.

Key Facts for 3 November 1961

On 3 November 1961, 1,007 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
529 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 109 monthly and 898 daily.
Ventspils set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.3 mm (1.5 in) on 3 November 1961.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,007 stations

1,007 station records on 3 November 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gwabegar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Picos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Windy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,007 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 336, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 3 November 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	336
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 3 November 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 109, daily 898.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

791 broken records

Margins by which the 791 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1961

Top 20 records on 3 November 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1961	Ventspils, LV	monthly rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1961	Osceola, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1961	Canowindra (Canowindra Street), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1961	Albion, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1961	Gwabegar Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1961	Carlyle, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1961	Eagle Harbor, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1961	Kaneohe Mauka 781, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1961	Greenville, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1961	Tangley, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1961	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1961	Picos, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1961	Pana, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1961	Phelps, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1961	Clarksdale, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1961	Kualapuu 534, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1961	Waikapu 390, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1961	Pine Ridge (Windy), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1961	Arthurville (Cramond), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1961	Welland, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	74 years	38 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

1821 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1961. 1961 had 1,007 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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	699
20 to 40	67
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2