Weather Records on 10 March 1962

765 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1962. Highest significance: George Airport, ZA.

Key Facts for 10 March 1962

On 10 March 1962, 765 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 740 daily.
George Airport set a daily record precipitation of 71.5 mm (2.8 in) on 10 March 1962.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

765 stations

765 station records on 10 March 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bangate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chandbali	India	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Silverdales	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pampa Wb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brigalow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jewett Work Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

765 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 350, Heaviest daily snowfall 114, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 10 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	350
Heaviest daily snowfall	114
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 10 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 740.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

658 broken records

Margins by which the 658 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1962

Top 20 records on 10 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1962	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1962	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1962	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1962	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1962	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1962	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1962	Bangate, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1962	Woodville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1962	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1962	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1962	Bathurst Ns,, ZA	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1962	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1962	Greer, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1962	Chandbali, IN	monthly rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1962	Boesmansrivier, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1962	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1962	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1962	Elberta, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1962	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1962	Harlem, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	4 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

1807 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1962. 1962 had 765 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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	571
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2