Weather Records on 14 April 1961

740 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1961. Highest significance: Coorow, AU.

Key Facts for 14 April 1961

On 14 April 1961, 740 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 33 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 637 daily.
Coorow set an all-time record daily precipitation of 126.7 mm (5.0 in) on 14 April 1961.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

740 stations

740 station records on 14 April 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Buntine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Yarralla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Koobabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	171.3 mm (6.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Buntine East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wubin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rufus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Morawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Perenjori	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Naraling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nangetty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Canna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dandaragan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bradford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Coomberdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Calingiri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Indarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mangaroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eadine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marrilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
South Holmwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mollerin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mindalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jenna Pullin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cashmere Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Neilborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ballidu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

740 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 519, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 14 April 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	519
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 14 April 1961 by timescale: all-time 33, monthly 70, daily 637.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

665 broken records

Margins by which the 665 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1961

Top 20 records on 14 April 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1961	Coorow, AU	all-time rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	78 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Maya, AU	all-time rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	78 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Buntine, AU	all-time rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	76 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Yarralla, AU	all-time rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Koobabbie, AU	all-time rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Carnamah, AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Tambe (Itambe), BR	all-time rain	171.3 mm (6.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Three Springs, AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Glenferrie, AU	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Buntine East, AU	all-time rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Wubin, AU	all-time rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Rufus Downs, AU	all-time rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Latham East, AU	all-time rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Morawa, AU	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Perenjori, AU	all-time rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Watheroo, AU	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Naraling, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Nangetty, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Yarragadee, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1961	Canna, AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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

1801 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1961. 1961 had 740 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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Data for records on 1961-04-14: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	521
20 to 40	99
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1