Weather Records on 7 February 1962

582 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1962. Highest significance: Zmeinogorsk, RU.

Key Facts for 7 February 1962

On 7 February 1962, 582 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 386 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 580 daily.
Zmeinogorsk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 7 February 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

582 stations

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

Weather records on 7 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dunham River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lesbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	113.0 cm (44.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tundi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

582 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 187, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 199, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 7 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	187
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	199
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 7 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 580.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 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

7 February 1962

Top 20 records on 7 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1962	Zmeinogorsk, RU	monthly rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1962	Dunham River Station, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1962	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1962	Kjahta, RU	daily high min	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1962	Lesbrook, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1962	Mistassini Post, CA	daily low min	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1962	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1962	Irkutsk, RU	daily high min	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1962	Anderson 1 N, US	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1962	Wytheville, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	66 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1962	Angola, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1962	Whitefish Pt, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1962	Urbana Wrf, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1962	Parry Sound, CA	daily low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1962	Auraiya, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1962	Kirensk, RU	daily high min	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1962	Irkutsk, RU	daily high max	0.5 C (32.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1962	Columbus, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1962	Greenfield, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1962	Rushville, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	48 years	29 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

1803 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1962. 1962 had 582 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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Data for records on 1962-02-07: 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	462
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1