Weather Records on 10 August 1961

640 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1961. Highest significance: White Hall 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 10 August 1961

On 10 August 1961, 640 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 638 daily.
White Hall 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 112.8 mm (4.4 in) on 10 August 1961.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

640 stations

640 station records on 10 August 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Budhana	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hindaun	India	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Basti	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ilford (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hargraves (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sirmuthra	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paling Yards (Ulabri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

640 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 467.

Records on 10 August 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	467
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 638.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

561 broken records

Margins by which the 561 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1961

Top 20 records on 10 August 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1961	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1961	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1961	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1961	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1961	La Harpe, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1961	Rupar, IN	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1961	Budhana, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1961	Durham, GB	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1961	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1961	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1961	Hindaun, IN	daily rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1961	Valley Park, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1961	Brevard, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1961	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1961	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1961	Cargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1961	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1961	Maquoketa, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1961	Elgin, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1961	Narromine (Alagalah St), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	42 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

1814 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1961. 1961 had 640 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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Data for records on 1961-08-10: 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	523
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1