Weather Records on 11 February 1961

951 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1961. Highest significance: Minderoo, AU.

Key Facts for 11 February 1961

On 11 February 1961, 951 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
525 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 894 daily.
Minderoo set an all-time record daily precipitation of 365.8 mm (14.4 in) on 11 February 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

951 stations

951 station records on 11 February 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	365.8 mm (14.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Slave Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Slave Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Towrana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowelling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutte 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	261.6 mm (10.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Deer	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mehama	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosthern	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piedmont	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

951 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 261, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 264, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 303, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 11 February 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	261
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	264
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	303
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 11 February 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 56, daily 894.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

784 broken records

Margins by which the 784 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1961

Top 20 records on 11 February 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1961	Minderoo, AU	all-time rain	365.8 mm (14.4 in)	176.6 mm (7.0 in)	43 years	77 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1961	Towera, AU	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1961	Purcellville, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1961	Slave Lake, CA	monthly rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1961	Slave Lake, CA	monthly snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1961	Wardensville R M Farm, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1961	Belvidere, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1961	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1961	Towrana, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1961	Drain, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1961	Peedamullah, AU	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1961	Capella Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1961	Hamersley, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1961	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1961	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1961	Bidgemia, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1961	Maroonah, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1961	Bowelling, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1961	Blackbutte 1 N, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1961	Saginaw, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	46 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

1798 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1961. 1961 had 951 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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 100	756
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2