Weather Records on 12 January 1962

1,397 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1962. Highest significance: Taralga Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 January 1962

On 12 January 1962, 1,397 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 880 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 58 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,297 daily.
Taralga Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 90.4 mm (3.6 in) on 12 January 1962.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,397 stations

1,397 station records on 12 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Binda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pirlta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ojinaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Willeroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taylors Flat (Davislea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,397 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 449, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 431, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 12 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	449
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	431
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 12 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 58, monthly 42, daily 1,297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,208 broken records

Margins by which the 1,208 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1962

Top 20 records on 12 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1962	Taralga Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1962	Binda Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1962	Penrose (Panorama), AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1962	Moorina (Frome Dam), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1962	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1962	Trundle (Murrumbogie), AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1962	Newport 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1962	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1962	Koorawatha (Boorowa Street), AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1962	Taralga (Grathawai), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1962	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1962	Willah, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1962	Alice, US	all-time low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1962	Bundanoon Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1962	Poitiers - Biard, FR	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1962	Orogrande, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1962	Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de, FR	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1962	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1962	Camden 3 W, US	all-time low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1962	Pecos, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	47 years	47 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

1794 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 1,397 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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	1,151
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2