Weather Records on 8 April 1962

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1962. Highest significance: Kulgam, IN.

Key Facts for 8 April 1962

On 8 April 1962, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 446 daily.
Kulgam set an all-time record daily precipitation of 228.3 mm (9.0 in) on 8 April 1962.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 8 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	228.3 mm (9.0 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	331.0 mm (13.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hickeys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	262.9 mm (10.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Megan (the Mount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalimpong Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	192.0 cm (75.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	311.2 mm (12.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	234.2 mm (9.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wara	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helena 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Penrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 8 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 8 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 720.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1962

Top 20 records on 8 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1962	Kulgam, IN	all-time rain	228.3 mm (9.0 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	56 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 April 1962	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	monthly rain	331.0 mm (13.0 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1962	St Margaret's Bay, CA	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1962	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1962	Leech Lake, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1962	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1962	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1962	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1962	Calliope Public School, AU	monthly rain	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1962	Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar, AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1962	Urunga (Sunset Place), AU	daily rain	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1962	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1962	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1962	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1962	Raleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1962	Copmanhurst Post Office, AU	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1962	Hickeys Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1962	Gresford Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1962	Elands Post Office, AU	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	45 years	51 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

1798 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1962. 1962 had 470 records.

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

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	924
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	826
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	407

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Data for records on 1962-04-08: 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	380
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	2