Weather Records on 20 April 1961

1,078 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1961. Highest significance: Wanaaring Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 20 April 1961

On 20 April 1961, 1,078 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
349 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,054 daily.
Wanaaring Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 20 April 1961.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,078 stations

1,078 station records on 20 April 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Erudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mulgundawa Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Trekpad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalabity	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waikerie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Noorama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Yamba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheenspost	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mingary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rienzi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mascot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Doornpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,078 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 263, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 544, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 April 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	263
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	544
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 April 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 1,054.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

944 broken records

Margins by which the 944 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1961

Top 20 records on 20 April 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1961	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	67 years	77 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1961	Bourke Post Office, AU	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1961	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1961	Erudina, AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1961	Enngonia (Shearer Street), AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1961	Mulgundawa Salt, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1961	Milroy, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1961	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1961	Thurulgoona, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1961	Fords Bridge, AU	monthly rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1961	Trekpad, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1961	Yantabulla Station, AU	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1961	Cadell, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1961	Clover Creek, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1961	Kommissiepoort, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1961	Kalabity, AU	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1961	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1961	Mutooroo, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1961	Waikerie, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1961	Cockburn, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	50 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

1807 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1961. 1961 had 1,078 records.

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

Records on 04-20 in each year
Year	Records
1807	3
1817	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	4
1854	1
1858	1
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1889	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1894	8
1895	7
1896	3
1897	6
1898	1
1899	1
1901	8
1902	3
1903	14
1904	31
1905	9
1906	12
1907	18
1908	14
1909	22
1910	25
1911	18
1912	12
1913	19
1914	46
1915	45
1916	19
1917	33
1918	42
1919	17
1920	49
1921	27
1922	40
1923	157
1924	113
1925	169
1926	310
1927	442
1928	212
1929	182
1930	87
1931	255
1932	166
1933	279
1934	384
1935	384
1936	311
1937	427
1938	339
1939	158
1940	519
1941	558
1942	223
1943	670
1944	304
1945	391
1946	395
1947	308
1948	493
1949	477
1950	329
1951	690
1952	552
1953	1,071
1954	377
1955	623
1956	384
1957	730
1958	327
1959	563
1960	472
1961	1,078
1962	487
1963	595
1964	749
1965	724
1966	1,174
1967	864
1968	975
1969	382
1970	948
1971	765
1972	531
1973	982
1974	673
1975	344
1976	661
1977	693
1978	800
1979	495
1980	1,539
1981	706
1982	906
1983	1,844
1984	922
1985	1,140
1986	770
1987	1,447
1988	1,144
1989	1,187
1990	1,495
1991	1,075
1992	1,009
1993	772
1994	756
1995	1,351
1996	970
1997	833
1998	1,490
1999	674
2000	931
2001	752
2002	1,081
2003	758
2004	567
2005	707
2006	859
2007	582
2008	1,110
2009	845
2010	693
2011	1,477
2012	726
2013	1,520
2014	384
2015	702
2016	650
2017	734
2018	1,309
2019	1,019
2020	449
2021	1,215
2022	596
2023	828
2024	673
2025	836
2026	533

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Data for records on 1961-04-20: 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	846
20 to 40	81
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2