Weather Records on 1 May 1962

615 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1962. Highest significance: Hastings Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 1 May 1962

On 1 May 1962, 615 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 585 daily.
Hastings Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 1 May 1962.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

615 stations

615 station records on 1 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Portsea Quarantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koo Wee Rup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Frankston 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Eliza	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burwood Boundary Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hmas Cerberus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salvisa Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Korana "Xorana"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nkobongo (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

615 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 1 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 1 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 585.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

523 broken records

Margins by which the 523 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1962

Top 20 records on 1 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 1962	Hastings Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1962	Bulken, NO	monthly snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1962	San Remo, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1962	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1962	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1962	Mornington, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1962	Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1962	Portsea Quarantine Station, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1962	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1962	Kubusie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1962	Umtata, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1962	Bolton, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1962	Biscotasing, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1962	Madison 3NNW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1962	St Louis St Louis UNIV, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1962	Koo Wee Rup, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1962	Frankston 1, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1962	Roldal, NO	monthly snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1962	Union City, US	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1962	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	46 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

1795 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 615 records.

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

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	912
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

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Data for records on 1962-05-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	514
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1