Weather Records on 11 March 1962

674 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1962. Highest significance: Bloukrans (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 11 March 1962

On 11 March 1962, 674 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 660 daily.
Bloukrans (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 88.5 mm (3.5 in) on 11 March 1962.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

674 stations

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

Weather records on 11 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Korana "Xorana"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mapulehu 542	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houd Constant	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bomalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

674 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 294, Heaviest daily snowfall 103, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 11 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	294
Heaviest daily snowfall	103
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 11 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 640.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1962

Top 20 records on 11 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1962	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1962	Amanzamnyama (Bos), ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1962	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1962	Korana "Xorana", ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1962	Marion, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1962	Loerie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1962	Spencer 1 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1962	Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1962	Western Creek, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1962	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1962	Ntywenka (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1962	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1962	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1962	Hartington, US	all-time snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1962	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1962	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1962	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1962	Elkhart, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1962	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	39 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

1793 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 674 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	521
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1