Weather Records on 7 May 1962

381 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1962. Highest significance: Roldal, NO.

Key Facts for 7 May 1962

On 7 May 1962, 381 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 374 daily.
Roldal set a daily record snow depth of 90.0 cm (35.4 in) on 7 May 1962.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

381 stations

381 station records on 7 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pocharam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Largo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Benipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novo Acre (Giqui)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

381 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 60, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 7 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 7 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

268 broken records

Margins by which the 268 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1962

Top 20 records on 7 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1962	Pocharam, IN	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1962	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	13.4 C (56.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1962	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1962	Campo Largo, BR	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1962	Pennant, CA	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1962	Baddeck, CA	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1962	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1962	Durham, GB	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1962	Red Oak, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1962	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1962	Wheatland 4N, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1962	Port Hastings, CA	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1962	Benipatti, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1962	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1962	Idaho City, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1962	Pomeroy, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1962	Rosalia, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1962	Clearwater, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	62 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1962	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	49 years	26 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 381 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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	264
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1