Weather Records on 30 June 1961

351 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 June 1961. Highest significance: Muscatine 2, US.

Key Facts for 30 June 1961

On 30 June 1961, 351 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 342 daily.
Muscatine 2 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 163.1 mm (6.4 in) on 30 June 1961.
Across 160 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

351 stations

351 station records on 30 June 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 June 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	266.4 mm (10.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marayur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paraswada	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shencottah	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mikhailovka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	271.7 mm (10.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haslam 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kattanjhiri	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tirora	India	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Khagaul	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

351 records

Records set or tied on 30 June 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 154.

Records on 30 June 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 June 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

264 broken records

Margins by which the 264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 June 1961

Top 20 records on 30 June 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 June 1961	Muscatine 2, US	all-time rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1961	Havana, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1961	Rietvallei, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1961	Mercara Obsy Sr, IN	monthly rain	266.4 mm (10.5 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1961	Glendive, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1961	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1961	Elliston, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1961	Marayur, IN	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1961	Paraswada, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1961	Shencottah, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1961	Mikhailovka, KZ	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1961	Kumily, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1961	Lakhnadon, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1961	Rush 1N, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1961	Bhatkal, IN	daily rain	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1961	Vayittiri, IN	daily rain	271.7 mm (10.7 in)	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1961	Hilo 86A, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1961	Pogranichnyj, RU	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1961	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1961	Haslam 2, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	30 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

1826 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1961. 1961 had 351 records.

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

Records on 06-30 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1832	1
1835	2
1843	2
1846	1
1848	2
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1879	2
1882	2
1883	3
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	3
1899	4
1900	5
1901	9
1902	10
1903	8
1904	20
1905	23
1906	20
1907	12
1908	17
1909	39
1910	57
1911	12
1912	32
1913	99
1914	97
1915	40
1916	66
1917	39
1918	54
1919	72
1920	319
1921	121
1922	133
1923	309
1924	194
1925	113
1926	65
1927	240
1928	137
1929	213
1930	168
1931	774
1932	154
1933	571
1934	331
1935	347
1936	620
1937	458
1938	330
1939	438
1940	346
1941	341
1942	408
1943	790
1944	272
1945	671
1946	631
1947	487
1948	340
1949	403
1950	494
1951	517
1952	533
1953	404
1954	426
1955	432
1956	409
1957	592
1958	423
1959	948
1960	270
1961	351
1962	375
1963	560
1964	434
1965	240
1966	379
1967	414
1968	752
1969	459
1970	730
1971	459
1972	558
1973	623
1974	643
1975	414
1976	607
1977	662
1978	721
1979	601
1980	935
1981	838
1982	1,230
1983	752
1984	722
1985	829
1986	745
1987	1,044
1988	1,216
1989	953
1990	1,191
1991	1,129
1992	1,670
1993	711
1994	951
1995	1,354
1996	889
1997	938
1998	1,714
1999	910
2000	861
2001	778
2002	904
2003	896
2004	998
2005	1,526
2006	723
2007	736
2008	852
2009	1,052
2010	1,069
2011	1,057
2012	1,416
2013	963
2014	496
2015	1,018
2016	371
2017	642
2018	625
2019	1,042
2020	1,151
2021	1,442
2022	709
2023	531
2024	1,004
2025	858
2026	999

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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 20	239
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1