Weather Records on 31 March 1962

547 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1962. Highest significance: Annapolis Royal, CA.

Key Facts for 31 March 1962

On 31 March 1962, 547 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 526 daily.
Annapolis Royal set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 31 March 1962.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

547 stations

547 station records on 31 March 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trier	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	119.0 cm (46.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	175.0 cm (68.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Point Isl du Boi	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

547 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 31 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 31 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 526.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1962

Top 20 records on 31 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1962	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Sarna, SE	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Millport 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Jaguaruana, BR	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Trier, DE	monthly rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Lancaster, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Durant, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Jhb-Zoological Garden, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Quincy Exp STN, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	119.0 cm (46.9 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Adams, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Pembina, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1962	Marianna Sch For Boys, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	38 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

1808 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1962. 1962 had 547 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

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Data for records on 1962-03-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	448
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	4