Weather Records on 13 April 1962

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1962. Highest significance: Makrai, IN.

Key Facts for 13 April 1962

On 13 April 1962, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 575 daily.
Makrai set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 13 April 1962.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

603 stations

603 station records on 13 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gulbarga	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	195.0 cm (76.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chicholi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yeotmal	India	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Mattawin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	225.0 cm (88.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 107, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 13 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	107
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 13 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 820.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1962

Top 20 records on 13 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1962	Makrai, IN	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1962	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1962	Gulbarga, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1962	Chiknayakanihall, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1962	Sihora Sr, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1962	Raichur, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1962	Bidar, IN	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1962	Warroora, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1962	Amalner, IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1962	Hospet, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1962	Indi, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1962	Harda, IN	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1962	Grand Falls, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1962	Winnebago, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	195.0 cm (76.8 in)	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1962	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1962	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1962	Sirpur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1962	Surat, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	40 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 603 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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 200	502
200 to 400	5
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	2