Weather Records on 5 September 1961

727 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1961. Highest significance: Genoa, IT.

Key Facts for 5 September 1961

On 5 September 1961, 727 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 279 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 720 daily.
Genoa set a daily record precipitation of 171.6 mm (6.8 in) on 5 September 1961.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

727 stations

727 station records on 5 September 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	171.6 mm (6.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Atru	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Siwana	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jawad	India	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Neemuch	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Langgewens (Wrs)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nimach	India	Record daily precipitation	153.8 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sojat	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boontjieskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lokenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manasa	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pisangan	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Polisie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shiprock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

727 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 222, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 September 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	222
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 September 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 720.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

578 broken records

Margins by which the 578 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1961

Top 20 records on 5 September 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1961	Genoa, IT	daily rain	171.6 mm (6.8 in)	127.1 mm (5.0 in)	116 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 September 1961	Atru, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1961	Hopefield (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1961	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1961	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1961	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1961	Wupperthal, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1961	Siwana, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1961	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1961	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1961	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1961	Jawad, IN	daily rain	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1961	Khanpur, IN	daily rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1961	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1961	Neemuch, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1961	Langgewens (Wrs), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1961	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1961	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1961	Hammond, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1961	Nimach, IN	daily rain	153.8 mm (6.1 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	43 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

1802 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1961. 1961 had 727 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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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 50	566
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1