Weather Records on 24 April 1962

669 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1962. Highest significance: Dhanbad Sr, IN.

Key Facts for 24 April 1962

On 24 April 1962, 669 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
465 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 650 daily.
Dhanbad Sr set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 24 April 1962.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

669 stations

669 station records on 24 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dhanbad Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	149.0 cm (58.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alldays	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berrings	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

669 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 361, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 24 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	361
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 24 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 650.

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 570.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1962

Top 20 records on 24 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1962	Dhanbad Sr, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1962	Verblyding, ZA	monthly rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1962	Chattanooga, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1962	Bagodar I, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	149.0 cm (58.7 in)	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1962	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1962	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1962	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1962	Andarai, BR	daily rain	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1962	St Lin des Laurentides, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1962	Fichtelberg, DE	daily high min	9.9 C (49.8 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1962	Goedehoop (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1962	Marquette, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1962	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1962	Wien, AT	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1962	Leuctra, ZA	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1962	Versamelhoek, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1962	Alldays, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1962	Ellendale, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1962	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	61 years	34 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

1799 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1962. 1962 had 669 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	555
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1