Weather Records on 11 April 1962

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1962. Highest significance: Suldalsvatn, NO.

Key Facts for 11 April 1962

On 11 April 1962, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 373 daily.
Suldalsvatn set a daily record snow depth of 137.0 cm (53.9 in) on 11 April 1962.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 11 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	137.0 cm (53.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tupelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur(Guduru)	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Kenzie	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	187.0 cm (73.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manteo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 11 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 11 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 740.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1962

Top 20 records on 11 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	137.0 cm (53.9 in)	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1962	Tupelo, US	monthly rain	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1962	Ashta, IN	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1962	Oneonta, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1962	Palmetto, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1962	Mt Holly 4 NE, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1962	Carthage, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1962	Gudur(Guduru), IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1962	Ashwood, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1962	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1962	Vicksburg, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1962	Osmanabad, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1962	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1962	Loudon 1 E, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1962	Mc Kenzie, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	187.0 cm (73.6 in)	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1962	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1962	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1962	Cookeville, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1962	Valley Head, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	61 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

1800 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1962. 1962 had 384 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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 100	311
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	2