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1961

697 tornadoes, 3 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 12 notable earthquakes. 73 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 52.

Tornadoes

697 recorded; 73 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Tornadoes by month, 1961 Jan: 1 Feb: 31 Mar: 124 Apr: 74 May: 137 137 Jun: 107 Jul: 77 Aug: 27 Sep: 53 Oct: 14 Nov: 36 Dec: 16 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  1. Texas124
  2. Oklahoma81
  3. Georgia46
  4. Kansas45
  5. Arkansas37
  6. Illinois34
  7. Indiana33
  8. Missouri33

Outbreak days

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1961
May 5, 1961F4Le Flore26.416
Sep 12, 1961F4Galveston1.08
Apr 25, 1961F4Shelby, Rush, Fayette63.10
May 30, 1961F4Custer, Valley48.10
Sep 1, 1961F4Butler, Bremer26.60
May 7, 1961F4Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Platte26.20
Jun 29, 1961F4Dawson15.90
Sep 12, 1961F3Jackson2.05
May 7, 1961F3Marion14.23
Mar 27, 1961F3Nacogdoches13.82
Jun 21, 1961F3Brown, Spink, Clark156.31
Apr 23, 1961F3Jones, Marshall, Tama87.71
Nov 22, 1961F3Nacogdoches, Rusk21.91
May 4, 1961F3Blaine9.51
Sep 10, 1961F3Vermilion5.71
Jun 9, 1961F3Estill, Lee2.61
Mar 6, 1961F3Howard2.01
Mar 31, 1961F3Dooly1.01
May 14, 1961F3Knox, Peoria, Stark127.10
Feb 17, 1961F3Garvin, Pontotoc, Seminole73.00
Apr 24, 1961F3Pike, Scott, Morgan64.20
May 7, 1961F3Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Ohio58.00
Apr 23, 1961F3Will, Lake, Newton51.70
May 30, 1961F3Custer, Valley48.10
May 30, 1961F3Custer, Valley48.10
May 7, 1961F3Marion, Ozark, Howell43.80
Sep 24, 1961F3Delaware, Randolph38.60
May 6, 1961F3LaGrange, Steuben, Williams33.40
Mar 7, 1961F3Fayette, Walker25.90
Jun 3, 1961F3Lamb25.10
Jul 21, 1961F3Warren23.90
Mar 26, 1961F3McIntosh21.40
Mar 6, 1961F3Effingham, Jasper21.20
Jul 28, 1961F3Randolph, Darke20.20
Mar 7, 1961F3Cullman, Morgan, Marshall19.30
Feb 17, 1961F3Oklahoma16.80
Mar 26, 1961F3Franklin, Titus13.00
Dec 11, 1961F3Perry9.40
Mar 13, 1961F3Warren9.30
Mar 26, 1961F3Ellis9.10
May 7, 1961F3Craig8.90
Mar 31, 1961F3Russell, Muscogee8.20
Mar 26, 1961F3Kay8.00
Mar 12, 1961F3Pulaski5.40
Mar 12, 1961F3Woodruff5.10
May 7, 1961F3Shackelford3.60
Dec 11, 1961F3Calhoun3.30
May 15, 1961F3Cattaraugus3.00
Jun 18, 1961F3Galveston2.50
Nov 22, 1961F3Wharton2.00
Apr 30, 1961F3Grady2.00
Sep 12, 1961F3Galveston2.00
May 4, 1961F3Pecos1.10
Nov 22, 1961F3Bexar1.00
Mar 26, 1961F3Johnson1.00
Apr 8, 1961F3Archer1.00
Sep 11, 1961F3Harris1.00
Sep 3, 1961F3Haskell0.70
Jul 28, 1961F3Shelby0.50
Sep 12, 1961F3Liberty0.50
Sep 12, 1961F3Red River0.50
Apr 28, 1961F3New Castle0.30
Dec 10, 1961F3Escambia0.20
Mar 26, 1961F3Titus0.20
Mar 26, 1961F3Titus0.10
Mar 6, 1961F3Howard0.10
Apr 16, 1961F3Cumberland0.10
May 21, 1961F3Payne0.10
May 21, 1961F3Payne0.10
May 5, 1961F3Choctaw0.10
Jun 9, 1961F3Anne Arundel0.10
Jul 23, 1961F3Kosciusko0.10
Sep 11, 1961F3Jackson0.10
Apr 25, 1961F2Clinton, Highland25.02
May 6, 1961F2White, Independence1.52
Mar 12, 1961F2Franklin, Johnson28.81
Mar 12, 1961F2Ozark, Howell21.11
Mar 4, 1961F2Cook7.91
May 5, 1961F2Pope1.01
Mar 6, 1961F2Randolph, Perry, Jefferson112.10
Apr 23, 1961F2Decatur, Wayne, Appanoose68.60
Jun 28, 1961F2McPherson, Edmunds, Brown49.70
Mar 26, 1961F2Rogers, Washington49.60
Mar 17, 1961F2Calcasieu40.40
Apr 3, 1961F2Dougherty, Worth, Tift34.40
Mar 12, 1961F2Pulaski, Faulkner, White34.20
Mar 6, 1961F2Douglas, Champaign, Vermilion30.60
Mar 5, 1961F2Jackson, Poinsett, Craighead30.00
Mar 26, 1961F2Canadian29.30
Jun 5, 1961F2Cimarron28.50
Feb 24, 1961F2Russell25.60
Dec 12, 1961F2Sumter24.20
Apr 9, 1961F2Tangipahoa, Washington23.60
May 4, 1961F2Roger Mills23.50
Mar 16, 1961F2Taylor22.40
Jul 29, 1961F2York, Lancaster22.20
May 7, 1961F2Hickman, Graves22.10
Aug 12, 1961F2Graham21.60
Apr 12, 1961F2Coffee, Bacon20.60
Sep 15, 1961F2Washington19.10
Mar 12, 1961F2Boone19.00
Mar 12, 1961F2Searcy18.80
Apr 30, 1961F2Canadian18.10
May 8, 1961F2McNairy, Chester17.20
Feb 20, 1961F2Marion, Jefferson Davis17.00
Mar 12, 1961F2Stone, Taney16.30
Apr 29, 1961F2Nueces, San Patricio16.00
Feb 20, 1961F2Jefferson Davis, Simpson15.40
Mar 8, 1961F2Catoosa, Walton15.20
Sep 13, 1961F2Grand Traverse14.40
Mar 12, 1961F2Polk13.20
Nov 22, 1961F2Terrebonne, Lafourche13.10
Sep 22, 1961F2Fond du Lac, Sheboygan12.60
May 7, 1961F2Searcy10.80
Mar 5, 1961F2Morgan, Miller9.60
May 7, 1961F2Carroll9.60
May 5, 1961F2McCurtain9.50
Apr 25, 1961F2Montgomery9.40
May 21, 1961F2Blaine9.40
May 4, 1961F2Emery, Grand9.40
Apr 25, 1961F2Jasper9.00
May 4, 1961F2Canadian9.00
Dec 11, 1961F2Hale8.30
Jun 13, 1961F2Franklin7.90
Jul 7, 1961F2Erie7.80
Feb 17, 1961F2Cherokee7.30
May 7, 1961F2Ray7.30
Apr 21, 1961F2Anderson7.20
Sep 12, 1961F2Union, Union7.10
Sep 22, 1961F2Rock, Walworth6.90
May 9, 1961F2Sullivan6.80
Jun 21, 1961F2Marion6.80
Feb 17, 1961F2Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pottawatomie6.60
Mar 4, 1961F2Berrien6.50
Mar 30, 1961F2Avoyelles6.20
May 14, 1961F2Bienville6.10
May 14, 1961F2Arkansas5.90
May 7, 1961F2Cherokee5.70
May 6, 1961F2Independence5.60
Dec 17, 1961F2Perry5.40
Apr 15, 1961F2Sumter5.10
Apr 9, 1961F2St. Johns5.10
May 14, 1961F2Waseca5.10
Jun 5, 1961F2Garza5.10
Jun 7, 1961F2Cedar5.10
Jul 2, 1961F2Rockingham5.10
Jul 27, 1961F2Todd5.00
Sep 24, 1961F2St. Clair, Washington5.00
Feb 24, 1961F2Dooly4.90
Apr 9, 1961F2Stewart4.90
May 7, 1961F2Major4.90
Jul 21, 1961F2Hampshire4.90
Mar 26, 1961F2Hopkins4.70
Mar 28, 1961F2Wood4.70
Mar 6, 1961F2Saline4.70
Aug 14, 1961F2Ashland, Price4.50
Nov 22, 1961F2Jones4.30
Nov 2, 1961F2Gregg4.30
Jun 3, 1961F2Quay4.30
Sep 11, 1961F2St. Tammany4.30
Jul 22, 1961F2Saline4.10
Nov 15, 1961F2Hinds, Warren3.80
Feb 24, 1961F2Bibb3.80
Mar 26, 1961F2Hopkins3.80
Mar 5, 1961F2Choctaw3.80
Apr 11, 1961F2Navarro3.80
Jul 21, 1961F2Vermilion3.60
Nov 13, 1961F2East Baton Rouge3.40
Feb 25, 1961F2Fayette3.00
Mar 26, 1961F2Hunt3.00
Apr 8, 1961F2Wichita3.00
Jun 3, 1961F2Hockley3.00
Mar 6, 1961F2Clinton2.70
May 3, 1961F2Floyd2.70
Sep 22, 1961F2Ottawa, Kent2.70
Nov 22, 1961F2Gregg2.50
Apr 5, 1961F2Webb2.50
Nov 22, 1961F2St. John the Baptist2.00
Nov 23, 1961F2Franklin2.00
Feb 24, 1961F2Taylor2.00
Mar 12, 1961F2Bourbon2.00
Mar 12, 1961F2Perry, Yell2.00
Mar 12, 1961F2Perry2.00
Mar 26, 1961F2Greenwood2.00
Mar 26, 1961F2Crawford2.00
Apr 27, 1961F2Marion2.00
May 20, 1961F2Douglas2.00
May 5, 1961F2Garland2.00
Jul 2, 1961F2Hillsborough2.00
Aug 31, 1961F2Manatee2.00
Aug 4, 1961F2Mower2.00
Sep 3, 1961F2Marathon2.00
Mar 12, 1961F2Newton1.90
Sep 4, 1961F2Guadalupe1.90
Nov 2, 1961F2Logan1.50
Feb 18, 1961F2Seneca1.50
Mar 26, 1961F2Houston1.50
Mar 26, 1961F2Arkansas1.50
May 8, 1961F2Searcy1.50
Apr 8, 1961F2Canadian1.30
Jun 3, 1961F2Beaver1.30
Jul 22, 1961F2Jackson, Johnson1.30
Mar 16, 1961F2Johnson1.20
Oct 12, 1961F2Jackson1.00
Nov 12, 1961F2Caldwell1.00
Feb 22, 1961F2Tuscaloosa1.00
Feb 24, 1961F2Twiggs1.00
Mar 12, 1961F2Carroll1.00
Mar 5, 1961F2Garvin1.00
Mar 6, 1961F2Scott1.00
Apr 25, 1961F2Dade1.00
May 14, 1961F2La Crosse1.00
May 4, 1961F2Dewey1.00
Jun 18, 1961F2Nueces1.00
Jun 21, 1961F2Duplin1.00
Jun 26, 1961F2Bleckley1.00
Jun 28, 1961F2Walworth1.00
Jun 28, 1961F2Marshall1.00
Jun 7, 1961F2Cooke1.00
Jun 8, 1961F2Montgomery1.00
Jun 9, 1961F2Adair1.00
Jul 21, 1961F2Putnam1.00
Jul 23, 1961F2McCurtain1.00
Sep 10, 1961F2St. Mary1.00
Sep 1, 1961F2Appanoose1.00
Sep 2, 1961F2Howard1.00
Nov 23, 1961F2Early0.90
Feb 21, 1961F2Washington0.80
Mar 26, 1961F2Hopkins0.80
Apr 9, 1961F2Newton0.80
May 4, 1961F2Red River0.80
May 9, 1961F2Troup0.80
Nov 16, 1961F2Shelby0.50
Dec 18, 1961F2Lowndes0.50
Feb 24, 1961F2Baldwin0.50
Mar 26, 1961F2Cherokee0.50
Mar 31, 1961F2Schley0.50
Apr 30, 1961F2Canadian0.50
Apr 3, 1961F2Appling0.50
May 16, 1961F2Carson0.50
May 26, 1961F2Broward0.50
May 5, 1961F2Pinellas0.50
Jun 20, 1961F2Gadsden0.50
Jun 2, 1961F2Gray0.50
Jul 21, 1961F2Ector0.50
Aug 29, 1961F2Volusia0.50
Sep 4, 1961F2Somerset0.50
Apr 8, 1961F2Polk0.40
Sep 11, 1961F2Matagorda0.40
Nov 2, 1961F2Calhoun0.30
Mar 26, 1961F2Johnson0.30
Apr 11, 1961F2Dallas0.30
Apr 11, 1961F2Cherokee0.30
Nov 2, 1961F2Navarro0.20
Mar 31, 1961F2Tattnall0.20
Jul 24, 1961F2Angelina0.20
Sep 13, 1961F2Chatham0.20
Nov 12, 1961F2Hays0.10
Nov 23, 1961F2Gadsden0.10
Dec 11, 1961F2Coosa0.10
Mar 16, 1961F2Austin0.10
Mar 26, 1961F2Kaufman0.10
Mar 29, 1961F2Hughes0.10
Mar 6, 1961F2Boone0.10
Mar 7, 1961F2Oktibbeha0.10
Apr 23, 1961F2Jackson0.10
Apr 27, 1961F2Pike0.10
Apr 30, 1961F2Osage0.10
May 16, 1961F2Pecos0.10
May 18, 1961F2Crook0.10
May 20, 1961F2Terry0.10
May 21, 1961F2Payne0.10
May 21, 1961F2Payne0.10
May 21, 1961F2Ottawa0.10
May 31, 1961F2Republic0.10
May 4, 1961F2Ellis0.10
May 7, 1961F2Wagoner0.10
May 7, 1961F2Brown0.10
May 7, 1961F2Osage0.10
May 7, 1961F2Garfield0.10
May 8, 1961F2Mayes0.10
May 8, 1961F2Adair0.10
Jun 13, 1961F2Marshall0.10
Jun 18, 1961F2Gaines0.10
Jun 20, 1961F2Houston0.10
Jun 22, 1961F2Custer0.10
Jun 22, 1961F2Cass0.10
Jun 30, 1961F2Morrison0.10
Jun 3, 1961F2Texas0.10
Jun 8, 1961F2Miami0.10
Jul 13, 1961F2Harvey0.10
Jul 13, 1961F2Frederick0.10
Jul 22, 1961F2Ottawa0.10
Jul 23, 1961F2Clark0.10
Jul 28, 1961F2White0.10
Jul 28, 1961F2Jay0.10
Aug 10, 1961F2Clinton0.10
Aug 19, 1961F2Boone0.10
Aug 4, 1961F2Caldwell0.10
Sep 13, 1961F2Panola0.10
Sep 19, 1961F2Ward0.10
Sep 7, 1961F2McPherson0.10
Apr 12, 1961F1Darlington0.51
Sep 24, 1961F1Jersey0.11
Jul 21, 1961F1Knox, Stark, Henry147.40
Mar 6, 1961F1Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery117.90
Apr 9, 1961F1Coffee, Pike, Barbour54.10
Mar 4, 1961F1McLean, Ford, Iroquois51.50
May 3, 1961F1Dickens, King38.30
Mar 6, 1961F1Clay, Richland24.60
Jun 5, 1961F1Dallam23.90
Jun 5, 1961F1Dallam21.80
May 8, 1961F1Brown, Highland20.00
Jun 5, 1961F1Dallam20.00
Mar 12, 1961F1Marion19.80
Mar 7, 1961F1Bolivar16.20
Jul 4, 1961F1Galveston15.40
Mar 12, 1961F1Poinsett15.10
Apr 12, 1961F1Osceola14.60
Jun 30, 1961F1Otter Tail14.20
May 25, 1961F1Creek13.80
Apr 11, 1961F1Bosque, Hill13.70
May 4, 1961F1Canadian12.60
Nov 2, 1961F1Cherokee, Crawford12.40
Jun 5, 1961F1Dallam12.00
Sep 8, 1961F1Maricopa11.80
Sep 1, 1961F1Lake of the Woods9.80
Mar 12, 1961F1Grant9.20
May 4, 1961F1Kingfisher9.00
Apr 16, 1961F1Ashtabula7.90
Mar 12, 1961F1Barry, Stone7.80
Mar 6, 1961F1Dubois7.20
May 14, 1961F1Buchanan7.20
Apr 23, 1961F1Johnson7.10
May 25, 1961F1Gwinnett, Hall6.10
May 6, 1961F1Jefferson5.70
Jun 5, 1961F1Union5.70
Mar 12, 1961F1Greene5.60
May 7, 1961F1Jefferson5.60
Jun 13, 1961F1Oxford5.40
Sep 2, 1961F1St. Croix5.40
Jul 5, 1961F1Camas5.10
May 14, 1961F1Sangamon4.90
Oct 12, 1961F1Jefferson4.50
Mar 28, 1961F1Amite4.30
May 8, 1961F1Independence4.30
Mar 17, 1961F1Escambia4.10
May 13, 1961F1Prowers4.10
Oct 29, 1961F1Alfalfa3.60
Sep 11, 1961F1East Baton Rouge3.60
Apr 21, 1961F1Kay3.40
Mar 12, 1961F1Benton3.30
Mar 29, 1961F1Acadia3.30
Mar 31, 1961F1Charlton3.30
Sep 23, 1961F1Custer3.00
Mar 12, 1961F1Ozark2.80
Dec 12, 1961F1Haralson2.70
Mar 16, 1961F1Johnson2.70
Apr 24, 1961F1Linn2.70
Jul 15, 1961F1Ellsworth2.70
Sep 3, 1961F1Bucks2.70
Mar 5, 1961F1Cedar2.50
Apr 12, 1961F1Charleston2.50
May 5, 1961F1Faulkner2.50
Mar 5, 1961F1Lonoke2.30
Apr 15, 1961F1Ben Hill2.30
Apr 20, 1961F1Adair2.30
Sep 30, 1961F1LaSalle2.30
Dec 11, 1961F1Chilton2.00
Mar 12, 1961F1Clark2.00
Mar 26, 1961F1Wilson2.00
Mar 5, 1961F1Wilson2.00
Apr 23, 1961F1Scurry2.00
May 10, 1961F1Butte2.00
May 8, 1961F1Hughes2.00
Jun 18, 1961F1Nueces2.00
Jun 5, 1961F1Crosby2.00
Jul 21, 1961F1Hillsborough2.00
Sep 10, 1961F1Vermilion2.00
Sep 22, 1961F1Will2.00
Sep 3, 1961F1Marathon2.00
Jul 22, 1961F1Pettis1.90
Jan 19, 1961F1Bleckley1.50
Sep 30, 1961F1DuPage1.50
Oct 12, 1961F1Chickasaw1.00
Oct 12, 1961F1Chickasaw1.00
Nov 13, 1961F1Lafourche1.00
Nov 13, 1961F1Plaquemines1.00
Nov 22, 1961F1Rankin1.00
Dec 17, 1961F1Jones1.00
Feb 20, 1961F1Marengo1.00
Feb 24, 1961F1Richmond1.00
Mar 31, 1961F1Houston1.00
Mar 31, 1961F1Laurens1.00
Mar 31, 1961F1Worth1.00
Mar 5, 1961F1Howell1.00
Apr 12, 1961F1Mecklenburg1.00
May 30, 1961F1Lea1.00
May 4, 1961F1Dewey1.00
May 6, 1961F1Pulaski1.00
Jun 13, 1961F1Wilson1.00
Jun 21, 1961F1Wayne1.00
Jul 17, 1961F1Crook1.00
Jul 1, 1961F1Hinds1.00
Aug 20, 1961F1Lenoir1.00
Aug 1, 1961F1Onslow1.00
Sep 10, 1961F1Vermilion1.00
Sep 3, 1961F1Lincoln1.00
Dec 11, 1961F1Polk0.90
Jul 16, 1961F1Franklin, Stephens0.90
Mar 31, 1961F1Bleckley0.80
Apr 9, 1961F1Duval0.80
May 6, 1961F1Adair0.80
Jul 2, 1961F1Garvin0.80
Apr 9, 1961F1Pulaski0.70
Apr 9, 1961F1Chatham0.70
Dec 12, 1961F1Haralson0.50
Feb 17, 1961F1McClain0.50
Feb 24, 1961F1Aiken0.50
Feb 24, 1961F1Aiken0.50
Mar 27, 1961F1Caddo0.50
Mar 31, 1961F1Hamilton0.50
Mar 8, 1961F1Fannin0.50
Mar 8, 1961F1Chattahoochee0.50
Mar 8, 1961F1Jones0.50
Apr 30, 1961F1Cowley0.50
Jun 29, 1961F1Aroostook0.50
Jun 7, 1961F1Harrison0.50
Jun 7, 1961F1Callaway0.50
Jul 13, 1961F1Anne Arundel0.50
Jul 14, 1961F1Hall0.50
Jul 14, 1961F1Donley0.50
Jul 15, 1961F1Clarendon0.50
Jul 18, 1961F1Aroostook0.50
Aug 31, 1961F1Carroll0.50
Sep 10, 1961F1Mobile0.50
Nov 23, 1961F1Colleton0.40
May 23, 1961F1Jackson0.40
Oct 10, 1961F1Wayne0.30
Nov 23, 1961F1Orangeburg0.30
Feb 25, 1961F1Hillsborough0.30
Apr 12, 1961F1Grady0.30
Apr 16, 1961F1Frederick0.30
May 14, 1961F1Bon Homme0.30
May 23, 1961F1Quay0.30
May 26, 1961F1Lancaster0.30
May 8, 1961F1Hot Spring0.30
Jun 2, 1961F1Tillman0.30
Jul 31, 1961F1Erie0.30
Sep 10, 1961F1St. Mary0.30
Sep 13, 1961F1Bienville0.30
Sep 24, 1961F1Effingham0.30
Nov 22, 1961F1Stone0.20
Dec 11, 1961F1Jasper0.20
Mar 5, 1961F1Cedar0.20
Mar 5, 1961F1Moniteau0.20
Mar 5, 1961F1Moniteau0.20
Apr 22, 1961F1Cass0.20
Apr 23, 1961F1Cass0.20
Apr 8, 1961F1Lee0.20
Jun 15, 1961F1Burnet0.20
Jun 29, 1961F1Williamson0.20
Jul 21, 1961F1Wichita0.20
Jul 22, 1961F1Lewis0.20
Aug 29, 1961F1Hopkins0.20
Oct 12, 1961F1Brown0.10
Oct 12, 1961F1Jefferson0.10
Oct 20, 1961F1Chesterfield0.10
Oct 8, 1961F1San Diego0.10
Nov 15, 1961F1Humphreys0.10
Nov 22, 1961F1Okaloosa0.10
Nov 23, 1961F1Hillsborough0.10
Nov 2, 1961F1Union0.10
Nov 2, 1961F1Gregg0.10
Dec 12, 1961F1Cleburne0.10
Feb 20, 1961F1Forrest0.10
Feb 20, 1961F1Rankin0.10
Feb 21, 1961F1Lamar0.10
Feb 22, 1961F1Muscogee0.10
Feb 25, 1961F1Orange0.10
Feb 25, 1961F1Pender0.10
Mar 12, 1961F1Newton0.10
Mar 24, 1961F1Haakon0.10
Mar 6, 1961F1Warren0.10
Mar 6, 1961F1Tippecanoe0.10
Mar 6, 1961F1Brown, Adams0.10
Mar 6, 1961F1Wells0.10
Mar 6, 1961F1Clark0.10
Mar 8, 1961F1Tallapoosa0.10
Apr 11, 1961F1Madison0.10
Apr 11, 1961F1McIntosh0.10
Apr 12, 1961F1Beaufort0.10
Apr 25, 1961F1Ohio0.10
Apr 26, 1961F1Tolland0.10
Apr 5, 1961F1Erie0.10
May 13, 1961F1Stephens0.10
May 13, 1961F1Hall0.10
May 14, 1961F1Randolph0.10
May 14, 1961F1Bremer0.10
May 20, 1961F1Sheridan0.10
May 21, 1961F1Oklahoma0.10
May 31, 1961F1Kit Carson0.10
May 3, 1961F1Stephens0.10
May 6, 1961F1Kit Carson0.10
May 8, 1961F1Tuscarawas0.10
May 9, 1961F1Coshocton0.10
Jun 10, 1961F1Dodge0.10
Jun 12, 1961F1Hinds0.10
Jun 12, 1961F1Gibson0.10
Jun 14, 1961F1Washington0.10
Jun 14, 1961F1Chaves0.10
Jun 15, 1961F1Hidalgo0.10
Jun 22, 1961F1Lake0.10
Jun 24, 1961F1Smith0.10
Jun 25, 1961F1Hodgeman0.10
Jun 29, 1961F1Cascade0.10
Jun 2, 1961F1Elmore0.10
Jun 2, 1961F1Prowers0.10
Jun 2, 1961F1Prowers0.10
Jun 5, 1961F1Rooks0.10
Jun 5, 1961F1Rooks0.10
Jun 6, 1961F1Madison0.10
Jun 6, 1961F1Crawford0.10
Jun 7, 1961F1Yoakum0.10
Jul 14, 1961F1Hardee0.10
Jul 18, 1961F1Franklin0.10
Jul 18, 1961F1Holt0.10
Jul 20, 1961F1Wright0.10
Jul 21, 1961F1Vermilion0.10
Jul 22, 1961F1Maricopa0.10
Jul 23, 1961F1Clark0.10
Jul 24, 1961F1Washington0.10
Jul 26, 1961F1Halifax0.10
Jul 27, 1961F1Pima0.10
Jul 28, 1961F1Miami0.10
Jul 28, 1961F1Boone0.10
Jul 1, 1961F1Sheridan0.10
Jul 2, 1961F1Albemarle0.10
Aug 18, 1961F1Pickens0.10
Aug 19, 1961F1Huntington0.10
Aug 26, 1961F1Cheshire0.10
Sep 30, 1961F1Christian0.10
Sep 1, 1961F1Whiteside0.10
Jun 3, 1961F0Oldham, Randall27.30
May 14, 1961F0Woodford22.90
Jun 7, 1961F0Roberts20.00
May 4, 1961F0Hemphill8.40
Jul 14, 1961F0Las Animas7.90
Mar 4, 1961F0Champaign6.20
Sep 11, 1961F0Tangipahoa, Livingston5.60
May 29, 1961F0Washington4.70
Oct 12, 1961F0Jefferson3.30
Nov 2, 1961F0Sabine3.30
Jul 9, 1961F0Chambers3.00
May 24, 1961F0Victoria2.00
May 25, 1961F0Hill2.00
May 3, 1961F0Floyd2.00
Jun 5, 1961F0Crosby2.00
Jul 21, 1961F0LaSalle2.00
Jul 25, 1961F0LaMoure2.00
Jul 2, 1961F0Franklin2.00
Aug 3, 1961F0Palo Alto2.00
Jun 5, 1961F0McLennan1.50
Oct 12, 1961F0Geary1.00
Dec 11, 1961F0Beauregard1.00
Mar 12, 1961F0Bourbon1.00
May 16, 1961F0Reeves1.00
Jun 26, 1961F0Southampton1.00
Jun 6, 1961F0Roosevelt1.00
Jul 15, 1961F0Rush1.00
Jul 28, 1961F0Franklin1.00
May 7, 1961F0Baylor0.80
Mar 26, 1961F0Coffey0.70
Nov 23, 1961F0Early0.50
Feb 24, 1961F0Orangeburg0.50
Apr 12, 1961F0Chatham0.50
Apr 3, 1961F0Chatham0.50
May 11, 1961F0Davidson0.50
May 23, 1961F0Jeff Davis0.50
May 24, 1961F0Lamb0.50
Jun 20, 1961F0Calhoun0.50
Jun 3, 1961F0Laramie0.50
Jun 6, 1961F0Pecos0.50
Jul 3, 1961F0Middlesex0.50
Aug 10, 1961F0Winnebago0.50
Aug 2, 1961F0Burnett0.50
Sep 3, 1961F0Haskell0.50
Nov 22, 1961F0Bradley0.30
Nov 23, 1961F0Early0.30
Feb 5, 1961F0Nueces0.30
Mar 27, 1961F0Navarro0.30
Mar 31, 1961F0Pulaski0.30
Mar 3, 1961F0Rusk0.30
Jun 2, 1961F0Camas0.30
Jul 16, 1961F0York0.30
Jul 8, 1961F0Cochran0.30
Sep 30, 1961F0Livingston0.30
Apr 30, 1961F0Lawrence0.20
May 16, 1961F0Gray0.20
May 16, 1961F0Wilbarger0.20
May 19, 1961F0Coleman0.20
Jun 14, 1961F0Brooks0.20
Jun 7, 1961F0Cochran0.20
Jun 7, 1961F0Cochran0.20
Jun 7, 1961F0Cochran0.20
Jun 7, 1961F0Audrain0.20
Jun 9, 1961F0Victoria0.20
Jul 8, 1961F0Cochran0.20
Oct 12, 1961F0Atchison0.10
Oct 5, 1961F0Manatee0.10
Nov 23, 1961F0Bamberg0.10
Feb 17, 1961F0Chase0.10
Mar 21, 1961F0Broward0.10
Mar 26, 1961F0Noble0.10
Mar 26, 1961F0Greenwood0.10
Mar 26, 1961F0Greenwood0.10
Mar 26, 1961F0Greenwood0.10
Mar 26, 1961F0Harvey0.10
Mar 31, 1961F0Nassau0.10
Mar 5, 1961F0Lincoln0.10
Mar 5, 1961F0Johnston0.10
Apr 20, 1961F0Andrew0.10
Apr 20, 1961F0Nowata0.10
Apr 24, 1961F0Osage0.10
Apr 30, 1961F0Dewey0.10
Apr 30, 1961F0Dewey0.10
Apr 30, 1961F0Dewey0.10
Apr 8, 1961F0Young0.10
May 16, 1961F0Tillman0.10
May 16, 1961F0Tillman0.10
May 16, 1961F0Grady0.10
May 18, 1961F0Reeves0.10
May 18, 1961F0Reeves0.10
May 21, 1961F0Oklahoma0.10
May 21, 1961F0Custer0.10
May 21, 1961F0Caddo0.10
May 24, 1961F0Delaware0.10
May 28, 1961F0Palm Beach0.10
May 30, 1961F0Cherry0.10
May 30, 1961F0Cherry0.10
May 31, 1961F0Washington0.10
May 3, 1961F0Briscoe0.10
May 4, 1961F0Canadian0.10
May 4, 1961F0Cottle0.10
May 5, 1961F0Cheyenne0.10
May 6, 1961F0Elkhart0.10
May 6, 1961F0Cherokee0.10
May 6, 1961F0Le Flore0.10
May 6, 1961F0Cleveland0.10
May 7, 1961F0Cleveland0.10
May 7, 1961F0Leavenworth0.10
May 7, 1961F0Montgomery0.10
May 8, 1961F0Osage0.10
May 8, 1961F0Pottawatomie0.10
Jun 10, 1961F0Iroquois0.10
Jun 13, 1961F0Coffey0.10
Jun 22, 1961F0Lake, Minnehaha, Okeechobee0.10
Jun 22, 1961F0St. Lucie0.10
Jun 30, 1961F0Douglas0.10
Jun 1, 1961F0Kit Carson0.10
Jun 2, 1961F0Phillips0.10
Jun 2, 1961F0Kimball0.10
Jun 2, 1961F0Hamilton0.10
Jun 2, 1961F0Beckham0.10
Jun 5, 1961F0Holt0.10
Jun 5, 1961F0Weld0.10
Jun 5, 1961F0Hall0.10
Jun 5, 1961F0Dickens0.10
Jun 5, 1961F0Garza0.10
Jun 5, 1961F0Garza0.10
Jun 5, 1961F0Douglas0.10
Jun 6, 1961F0Minnehaha0.10
Jun 7, 1961F0Comanche0.10
Jun 7, 1961F0Carroll0.10
Jun 7, 1961F0Union0.10
Jun 7, 1961F0Lea0.10
Jun 7, 1961F0Texas0.10
Jul 11, 1961F0Rooks0.10
Jul 12, 1961F0Duval0.10
Jul 20, 1961F0Clay0.10
Jul 20, 1961F0Sumner0.10
Jul 20, 1961F0Nemaha0.10
Jul 21, 1961F0Rutland0.10
Jul 21, 1961F0Morgan0.10
Jul 22, 1961F0Cavalier0.10
Jul 28, 1961F0Shelby0.10
Jul 31, 1961F0Power0.10
Jul 2, 1961F0Eddy0.10
Aug 16, 1961F0Santa Fe0.10
Aug 16, 1961F0Otsego0.10
Aug 19, 1961F0Mason0.10
Aug 25, 1961F0Richland0.10
Aug 25, 1961F0Tompkins0.10
Aug 25, 1961F0Richland0.10
Aug 1, 1961F0Woodford0.10
Aug 5, 1961F0Alpena0.10
Aug 5, 1961F0Wood0.10

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1961
CarlaCategory 493OK, TX
EstherCategory 525MA, ME, NH, NY, RI
UnnamedTropical storm136CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 1961
Jan 5, 19616.5near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK19.8
Dec 29, 19616.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Aleutians West AK9.3
Apr 8, 19615.9near Tres Pinos, California San Benito CA7.5
Apr 8, 19615.5near Tres Pinos, California San Benito CA—
Jul 3, 19615.4near Imlay, Nevada Humboldt NV—
Feb 1, 19615.3near Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA Esmeralda NV3.7
Feb 1, 19615.1near Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA Mono CA3.7
Apr 5, 19615.1near Ferndale, California Humboldt CA—
Sep 17, 19615.1near Amboy, Washington Skamania WA4.3
Oct 18, 19615.1near Little Lake, CA Inyo CA3.9
Jan 28, 19615.0near Little Lake, CA Kern CA3.7
Jul 4, 19615.0near Lovelock, Nevada Pershing NV—

Drought

On average 5% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1961. The worst month was January 1961, with 11%.

Every year since 1895 on the drought page

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.