Weather Records on 21 April 1962

319 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 April 1962. Highest significance: Campestre, BR.

Key Facts for 21 April 1962

On 21 April 1962, 319 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 310 daily.
Campestre set a daily record precipitation of 84.8 mm (3.3 in) on 21 April 1962.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

319 stations

319 station records on 21 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Midvale	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Novo Acre (Giqui)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danger Point - Vrt.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.3 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	163.0 cm (64.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simplicio Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kolaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jesus da Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Macaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arambagh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boontjieskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

319 records

Records set or tied on 21 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 21 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 21 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 310.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

253 broken records

Margins by which the 253 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 570.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 April 1962

Top 20 records on 21 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 April 1962	Campestre, BR	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1962	Midvale, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1962	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1962	Novo Acre (Giqui), BR	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1962	Mtn Dell Dam, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1962	Leeuwpoort, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1962	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	147 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1962	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1962	Salzburg, AT	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1962	Riverdale, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1962	Tussenbeide, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1962	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1962	Danger Point - Vrt., ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1962	Itaporanga (Misericordia), BR	monthly rain	126.3 mm (5.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1962	Vestervig, DK	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1962	Farmington, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1962	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high max	23.8 C (74.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1962	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high max	19.7 C (67.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1962	Hay Springs, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 319 records.

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

Records on 04-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1814	1
1820	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	3
1854	1
1858	3
1861	2
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1870	1
1875	4
1876	2
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	2
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	2
1900	7
1901	17
1902	7
1903	3
1904	10
1905	18
1906	5
1907	17
1908	25
1909	20
1910	33
1911	9
1912	22
1913	14
1914	220
1915	24
1916	64
1917	48
1918	84
1919	31
1920	85
1921	59
1922	70
1923	223
1924	119
1925	295
1926	148
1927	284
1928	269
1929	193
1930	127
1931	358
1932	304
1933	201
1934	497
1935	266
1936	277
1937	416
1938	295
1939	110
1940	462
1941	306
1942	285
1943	481
1944	261
1945	367
1946	448
1947	459
1948	365
1949	448
1950	529
1951	884
1952	665
1953	640
1954	527
1955	607
1956	497
1957	824
1958	329
1959	505
1960	889
1961	647
1962	319
1963	778
1964	1,125
1965	658
1966	756
1967	903
1968	655
1969	388
1970	728
1971	546
1972	593
1973	1,163
1974	528
1975	360
1976	452
1977	854
1978	735
1979	449
1980	1,934
1981	944
1982	1,075
1983	1,366
1984	1,231
1985	1,245
1986	977
1987	1,290
1988	898
1989	1,557
1990	1,463
1991	1,291
1992	1,763
1993	847
1994	859
1995	1,476
1996	788
1997	964
1998	876
1999	752
2000	921
2001	967
2002	1,312
2003	607
2004	586
2005	693
2006	761
2007	480
2008	1,327
2009	983
2010	805
2011	1,053
2012	687
2013	1,015
2014	393
2015	621
2016	587
2017	797
2018	862
2019	731
2020	397
2021	1,608
2022	433
2023	886
2024	754
2025	506
2026	853

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	246
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1