Weather Records on 4 April 1962

308 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1962. Highest significance: Suldalsvatn, NO.

Key Facts for 4 April 1962

On 4 April 1962, 308 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 296 daily.
Suldalsvatn set a daily record snow depth of 140.0 cm (55.1 in) on 4 April 1962.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

308 stations

308 station records on 4 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlees Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Birricannia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tallandoon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poco Preto (Dae) E2-004	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.3 mm (4.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

308 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 4 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 4 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 296.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

247 broken records

Margins by which the 247 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 700.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1962

Top 20 records on 4 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1962	Byfield Childs Road, AU	monthly rain	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1962	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1962	Tirunelveli, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1962	Adelaide Park, AU	monthly rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1962	East Toorale (Toorale Station), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1962	Ajan, RU	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1962	Somwarpet, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1962	Lochnagar, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1962	Katandra, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1962	Fernlees Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1962	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1962	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1962	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1962	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1962	Winfield, AU	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1962	Milman, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1962	Ramanathapuram, IN	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1962	Wymah (Gwandallen), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1962	Imphal (C.Hosp), IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	35 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 308 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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Data for records on 1962-04-04: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	242
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1