Weather Records on 14 March 1962

633 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1962. Highest significance: Sakri, IN.

Key Facts for 14 March 1962

On 14 March 1962, 633 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 375 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 601 daily.
Sakri set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 14 March 1962.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

633 stations

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

Weather records on 14 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Punaluu 884	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 892	United States	Record daily precipitation	211.6 mm (8.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barunah Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Regina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gavilan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

633 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 146, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 229, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 14 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	146
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	229
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 14 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 24, daily 601.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1962

Top 20 records on 14 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1962	Sakri, IN	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1962	Waialua 847, US	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1962	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1962	Kawailoa, US	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1962	Punaluu 884, US	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1962	Capitan, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1962	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	66.1 cm (26.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1962	Acude Bonito, BR	daily rain	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1962	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1962	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1962	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1962	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1962	Mission 4 W, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1962	Brownsville, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1962	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	monthly low min	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1962	Ft Valley, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1962	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1962	Acude Ipaguassu, BR	all-time rain	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1962	Waimea 892, US	all-time rain	211.6 mm (8.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1962	Bosque del Apache, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 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

1810 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1962. 1962 had 633 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	507
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1