Weather Records on 18 December 1961

885 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1961. Highest significance: Baheri, IN.

Key Facts for 18 December 1961

On 18 December 1961, 885 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 862 daily.
Baheri set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 18 December 1961.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

885 stations

885 station records on 18 December 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baheri	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Paliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chinle	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kaithal	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bijnor	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gwabegar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nagina	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pauta Amaria	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Najibabad	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mawana	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tapoco	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Debiabhoj Diyabh	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

885 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 568, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 18 December 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	568
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 18 December 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 862.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

779 broken records

Margins by which the 779 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1961

Top 20 records on 18 December 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1961	Baheri, IN	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1961	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1961	Khajwa, IN	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1961	Tarcutta (Wollumbi), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1961	Enterprise, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1961	Paliganj, IN	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1961	Kotdwara, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1961	Chinle, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1961	Walbundrie (Crediton Street), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1961	Holbrook (Glenfalloch), AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1961	Kaithal, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1961	Odesa, UA	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1961	Bijnor, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1961	Dandridge, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1961	Gwabegar Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1961	Nagina, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1961	Pauta Amaria, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1961	Laurel Hill (Kundiewa), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1961	Dhampur, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1961	Najibabad, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	51 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

1793 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 885 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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	721
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1