Weather Records on 4 January 1962

359 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1962. Highest significance: Grafton, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 1962

On 4 January 1962, 359 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 354 daily.
Grafton set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 4 January 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

359 stations

359 station records on 4 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marrilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrook Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Palma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Theodore Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milguy (Myee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Graysville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brigalow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nudley State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wishek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

359 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 4 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 4 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 354.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1962

Top 20 records on 4 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1962	Grafton, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1962	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1962	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1962	Basel Binningen, CH	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1962	Marrilla, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1962	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	21.0 C (69.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1962	Jandowae Post Office, AU	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1962	Boggabilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1962	Nanutarra, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1962	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1962	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1962	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1962	Jingi Jingi, AU	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1962	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1962	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1962	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1962	Arcturus Downs, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1962	Breakwater, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1962	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1962	Vanrook Station, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	31 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

1795 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 359 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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	278
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1