Weather Records on 7 April 1962

572 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1962. Highest significance: Brooklana, AU.

Key Facts for 7 April 1962

On 7 April 1962, 572 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 556 daily.
Brooklana set an all-time record daily precipitation of 374.1 mm (14.7 in) on 7 April 1962.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

572 stations

572 station records on 7 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	374.1 mm (14.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Broadwater Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Megan (the Mount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla (Jeolga Old.Sf.Site)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whetstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hickeys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	192.0 cm (75.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brandonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

572 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 344, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 7 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	344
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 7 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 556.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

503 broken records

Margins by which the 503 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

7 April 1962

Top 20 records on 7 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1962	Brooklana, AU	all-time rain	374.1 mm (14.7 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1962	Broadwater Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1962	Megan (the Mount), AU	monthly rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1962	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1962	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1962	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1962	Alstonville Post Office, AU	daily rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1962	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1962	Deer Vale, AU	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1962	Lake Kachess, US	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1962	Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar, AU	daily rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1962	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1962	Coffs Harbour, AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1962	Upper Urara (the Knoll), AU	daily rain	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1962	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	monthly rain	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1962	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1962	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1962	Dorrigo Post Office, AU	monthly rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1962	Mirannie, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	53 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

1800 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1962. 1962 had 572 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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Data for records on 1962-04-07: 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	487
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	2