Weather Records on 4 November 1961

669 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1961. Highest significance: Karimnagar, IN.

Key Facts for 4 November 1961

On 4 November 1961, 669 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
480 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 618 daily.
Karimnagar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 120.3 mm (4.7 in) on 4 November 1961.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

669 stations

669 station records on 4 November 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Aiyansh	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wildersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderhoof	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Suryapet	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

669 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 201, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 279, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 4 November 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	201
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	279
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 4 November 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 51, daily 618.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

512 broken records

Margins by which the 512 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 262.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1961

Top 20 records on 4 November 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1961	Karimnagar, IN	monthly rain	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1961	Aiyansh, CA	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1961	Ashland, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1961	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1961	Wyndham Port, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1961	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1961	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1961	Calton Hills Station, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1961	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1961	Camargo (Smn), MX	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1961	Huntingdon, CA	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1961	Wildersville, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1961	Creston, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1961	Hot Springs, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1961	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1961	Hawkinsville, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1961	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1961	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1961	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1961	Plant City, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	28 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

1803 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1961. 1961 had 669 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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	507
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1