Weather Records on 14 February 1962

708 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1962. Highest significance: Phelps, US.

Key Facts for 14 February 1962

On 14 February 1962, 708 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
430 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 677 daily.
Phelps set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 14 February 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

708 stations

708 station records on 14 February 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cullculli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boa Viagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bergzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pafuri	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Legkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

708 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 244, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 14 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	244
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 14 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 677.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

553 broken records

Margins by which the 553 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 1962

Top 20 records on 14 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 1962	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1962	Cullculli, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1962	Arad, RO	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1962	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1962	Bergland Dam, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1962	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1962	Kommissiepoort, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1962	Boa Viagem, BR	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1962	Bergland Dam, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1962	Tuckanarra, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1962	Baddeck, CA	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	78 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1962	Willow Creek, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1962	Winburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1962	San Francisco Dwtn, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1962	Hebron, ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1962	Berkeley, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1962	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1962	Bergzicht, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1962	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	12 years	33 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

1794 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 708 records.

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

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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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 100	539
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1