Weather Records on 24 March 1962

343 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1962. Highest significance: Royal Observatory, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 March 1962

On 24 March 1962, 343 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 332 daily.
Royal Observatory set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 24 March 1962.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

343 stations

343 station records on 24 March 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sangareddi(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	129.0 cm (50.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	152.0 cm (59.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bomalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	176.0 cm (69.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	172.0 cm (67.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

343 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 24 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 24 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 332.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

296 broken records

Margins by which the 296 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1962

Top 20 records on 24 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1962	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1962	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1962	Cape Town Maitland (Cem), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1962	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1962	Miller, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1962	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1962	Deer Park AP, US	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1962	Sangareddi(Rev), IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1962	Academy 2NE, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1962	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1962	Kennebec, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1962	Newport, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1962	Cordova AP, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1962	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1962	White Lake, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1962	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1962	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1962	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1962	Brewster, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1962	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 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

1794 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 343 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	267
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2