Weather Records on 15 April 1962

733 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1962. Highest significance: Suldalsvatn, NO.

Key Facts for 15 April 1962

On 15 April 1962, 733 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
326 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 722 daily.
Suldalsvatn set a daily record snow depth of 134.0 cm (52.8 in) on 15 April 1962.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

733 stations

733 station records on 15 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bagewadi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Akalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	190.0 cm (74.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South Wales Emery Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nasik	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
South Wales Emery Park	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chintakunta	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hingoli	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berasia	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	220.0 cm (86.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moa Island Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sirur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

733 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 233, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 15 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	233
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 15 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 722.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

561 broken records

Margins by which the 561 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 870.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1962

Top 20 records on 15 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	87.0 cm (34.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1962	Bagewadi, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1962	Tromso, NO	monthly rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1962	Akalkot, IN	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1962	Naduvattam, IN	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1962	Acude Ipaguassu, BR	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1962	Chandrapur, IN	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1962	Lennoxville, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	190.0 cm (74.8 in)	79.0 cm (31.1 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1962	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1962	South Wales Emery Park, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1962	Bijapur, IN	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1962	Nasik, IN	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1962	Tacambaro, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1962	Ranebennur, IN	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1962	Milan, IT	daily low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	160 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1962	South Wales Emery Park, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1962	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1962	Bidar, IN	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1962	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 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

1801 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1962. 1962 had 733 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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	554
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1