Weather Records on 3 April 1962

353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1962. Highest significance: Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU.

Key Facts for 3 April 1962

On 3 April 1962, 353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 336 daily.
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.6 mm (1.3 in) on 3 April 1962.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

353 stations

353 station records on 3 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Long Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	229.0 cm (90.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dungen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

353 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 3 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 3 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 336.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

265 broken records

Margins by which the 265 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1962

Top 20 records on 3 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1962	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	monthly rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1962	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1962	Llanrheidol Station, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1962	Hillgrove Station, AU	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1962	Ilfracombe Post Office, AU	monthly rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1962	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1962	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	monthly low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1962	Ottosdal, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1962	Bajramaly, TM	daily high min	15.4 C (59.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1962	Camden on Gauley 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1962	Houston, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1962	Marble Hill, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1962	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1962	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1962	Bulgroo Station, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1962	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1962	Boras, SE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1962	Houston, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1962	Sumter, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1962	Oneonta, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

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

1815 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1962. 1962 had 353 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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	255
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1