Weather Records on 4 May 1962

265 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1962. Highest significance: Olowalu 296.1, US.

Key Facts for 4 May 1962

On 4 May 1962, 265 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 250 daily.
Olowalu 296.1 set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 4 May 1962.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

265 stations

265 station records on 4 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olowalu 296.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Araripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koele 693	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Slave Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Preston Sugar Factory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Price Game Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rohtak	India	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambay	India	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
High Prairie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baswa	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lezay	France	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iron River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland House	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

265 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 45, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 4 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 4 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 250.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

188 broken records

Margins by which the 188 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1962

Top 20 records on 4 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1962	Olowalu 296.1, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1962	Jucurutu, BR	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1962	Araripe, BR	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1962	Koele 693, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1962	Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1962	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1962	Kula Sanatorium 267, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1962	Lahaina 361, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1962	Goorangoola, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1962	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1962	St Andrews, CA	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1962	Parau, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1962	Crandall Creek, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1962	Aurora, BR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1962	Melur, IN	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1962	Chester, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1962	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1962	Moran 5WNW, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	51 years	27 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

1795 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 265 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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Data for records on 1962-05-04: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 May 1962
Margin	Records
0 to 100	185
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1