Weather Records on 4 February 1962

968 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1962. Highest significance: Marrilla, AU.

Key Facts for 4 February 1962

On 4 February 1962, 968 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
796 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 961 daily.
Marrilla set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 4 February 1962.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

968 stations

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

Weather records on 4 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marrilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	108.0 cm (42.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

968 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 619, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 4 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	619
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 4 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 961.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

790 broken records

Margins by which the 790 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1962

Top 20 records on 4 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1962	Marrilla, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1962	Entrance, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1962	Wawaitin, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1962	Wawaitin, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1962	Wilgerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	all-time snow depth	108.0 cm (42.5 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1962	Jhb-Vrededorp, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1962	Cochrane, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1962	Belleville, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1962	West Quarter, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1962	Mount Augustus, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1962	Pembina, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1962	Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA	daily rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1962	Jhb-Zoological Garden, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1962	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1962	Ilhota-Jusante, BR	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1962	Paris Stp, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1962	Wytheville, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1962	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1962	S Haven, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	52 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 968 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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Data for records on 1962-02-04: 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	779
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1