Weather Records on 9 November 1961

382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 November 1961. Highest significance: Vang I Valdres, NO.

Key Facts for 9 November 1961

On 9 November 1961, 382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 377 daily.
Vang I Valdres set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.3 mm (1.0 in) on 9 November 1961.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

382 stations

382 station records on 9 November 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 November 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Harbour CS	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yimkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gvarv	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tatoosh Island Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burquitlam Vancouver Golf Cour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Netherby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Avalon	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

382 records

Records set or tied on 9 November 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 9 November 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 9 November 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 November 1961

Top 20 records on 9 November 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 November 1961	Vang I Valdres, NO	monthly rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1961	Franklinville, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1961	Corry, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1961	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1961	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1961	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1961	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1961	Vancouver Harbour CS, CA	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1961	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1961	Yimkin, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1961	Garibaldi, CA	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1961	Lake Louise, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1961	Shawnigan Lake, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1961	Chickamauga 2 SW, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1961	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1961	Gvarv, NO	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1961	Natchez, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1961	James Island, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1961	Durham, CA	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	66 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1961	Fruitland, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	52 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

1794 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 382 records.

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

Records on 11-09 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1828	1
1835	1
1849	1
1856	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	2
1875	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	20
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	3
1900	2
1901	2
1902	6
1903	3
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	3
1908	13
1909	11
1910	8
1911	15
1912	12
1913	50
1914	45
1915	34
1916	45
1917	121
1918	19
1919	76
1920	96
1921	176
1922	21
1923	191
1924	89
1925	224
1926	341
1927	213
1928	81
1929	120
1930	280
1931	997
1932	308
1933	652
1934	442
1935	276
1936	368
1937	354
1938	360
1939	346
1940	611
1941	604
1942	384
1943	521
1944	299
1945	1,211
1946	773
1947	499
1948	439
1949	310
1950	903
1951	506
1952	471
1953	483
1954	675
1955	605
1956	426
1957	341
1958	460
1959	309
1960	488
1961	382
1962	611
1963	362
1964	374
1965	227
1966	1,529
1967	629
1968	681
1969	508
1970	603
1971	887
1972	432
1973	996
1974	430
1975	1,339
1976	1,154
1977	1,361
1978	726
1979	815
1980	916
1981	883
1982	1,189
1983	872
1984	920
1985	1,472
1986	1,766
1987	614
1988	588
1989	967
1990	994
1991	2,382
1992	929
1993	715
1994	885
1995	1,304
1996	1,262
1997	774
1998	1,214
1999	2,238
2000	2,444
2001	811
2002	872
2003	732
2004	874
2005	1,655
2006	1,236
2007	744
2008	523
2009	714
2010	1,201
2011	1,082
2012	927
2013	451
2014	475
2015	976
2016	1,247
2017	413
2018	1,217
2019	921
2020	2,410
2021	413
2022	1,489
2023	637
2024	839
2025	499

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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 25	265
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1