Weather Records on 7 January 1962

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1962. Highest significance: Manistee 3SE, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 1962

On 7 January 1962, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
242 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 782 daily.
Manistee 3SE set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 7 January 1962.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

855 stations

855 station records on 7 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Laurier	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Drummond FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canajoharie	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 423, Heaviest daily snowfall 144, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 7 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	423
Heaviest daily snowfall	144
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 7 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 68, daily 782.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

724 broken records

Margins by which the 724 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1962

Top 20 records on 7 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1962	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1962	Brockton, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1962	Cochrane, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1962	Cochrane, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1962	East Anaconda, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1962	Deaver, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1962	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1962	S Haven, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1962	Laurier, US	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1962	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1962	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1962	Lake Konomoc, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1962	Rochelle 6 NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1962	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1962	Redlands, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1962	Drummond FAA AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1962	Weldon, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1962	Hatchville, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1962	W Otis, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1962	Lamar Rs, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	48 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

1826 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1962. 1962 had 855 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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Data for records on 1962-01-07: 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 50	662
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1