Weather Records on 11 February 1962

975 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1962. Highest significance: Pattiway, US.

Key Facts for 11 February 1962

On 11 February 1962, 975 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
548 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 123 monthly and 850 daily.
Pattiway set an all-time record daily precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 11 February 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

975 stations

975 station records on 11 February 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pattiway	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Siljansfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maricopa	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middlewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Opids Camp Fc 57 Be	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valyermo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oufontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	116.0 cm (45.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dry Canyon Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

975 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 297, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 251, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 11 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	297
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	251
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 11 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 123, daily 850.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

759 broken records

Margins by which the 759 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1962

Top 20 records on 11 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1962	Pattiway, US	all-time rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1962	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1962	Siljansfors, SE	monthly rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1962	Vladivostok, RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1962	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	109 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1962	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	monthly rain	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1962	Oxnard, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1962	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1962	Maricopa, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1962	Tejon Rancho, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1962	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1962	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1962	San Fernando, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1962	Middlewater, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1962	Adaven, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1962	Huajuapan de Leon (Smn), MX	all-time low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1962	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1962	Boras, SE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1962	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1962	Opids Camp Fc 57 Be, US	daily rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	24 years	40 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

1798 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1962. 1962 had 975 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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	743
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1