Weather Records on 1 January 1962

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1962. Highest significance: Statesville 2 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 1 January 1962

On 1 January 1962, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 476 daily.
Statesville 2 NNE set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 1 January 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 1 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aklavik A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rumbulara Vineyards	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huell	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland House	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coolesha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrabah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 1 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 1 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 476.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1962

Top 20 records on 1 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1962	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1962	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1962	Carawatha, AU	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1962	Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1962	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1962	Aklavik A, CA	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1962	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1962	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1962	Landrum 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1962	Narrabri West Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1962	Rumbulara Vineyards, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1962	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1962	Parrsboro, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1962	Morganton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1962	Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten, DE	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1962	Gainesville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1962	Marion, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1962	Maryland, AU	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1962	Conceicao da Barra, BR	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1962	Cullowhee, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	22 years	46 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

1798 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1962. 1962 had 491 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	359
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1