Weather Records on 6 November 1961

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1961. Highest significance: Wardensville R M Farm, US.

Key Facts for 6 November 1961

On 6 November 1961, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 465 daily.
Wardensville R M Farm set a daily record precipitation of 60.2 mm (2.4 in) on 6 November 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 6 November 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulug	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
High Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Armstrong	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 6 November 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 6 November 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 465.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

363 broken records

Margins by which the 363 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1961

Top 20 records on 6 November 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1961	Wardensville R M Farm, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1961	St Augustine, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1961	Minchinbury, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1961	Muscle Creek (Clendinning), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1961	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	22.9 C (73.2 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1961	Hebbronville, US	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1961	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1961	Layton 3 NW, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1961	Patan, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1961	Madison, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1961	Cloudcroft, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1961	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1961	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily low min	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1961	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1961	Valdosta 2 S, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1961	Mulug, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1961	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1961	High Falls, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1961	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1961	Freiburg, DE	daily low max	2.4 C (36.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	64 years	30 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 480 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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 10	326
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1