Weather Records on 11 May 1962

670 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1962. Highest significance: Mehkar, IN.

Key Facts for 11 May 1962

On 11 May 1962, 670 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
475 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 655 daily.
Mehkar set a daily record precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 11 May 1962.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

670 stations

670 station records on 11 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Khambha	India	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Partabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	191.9 mm (7.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sanivarsanthe	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hickeys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

670 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 330, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 11 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	330
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 11 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 655.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1962

Top 20 records on 11 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1962	Mehkar, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1962	Pontiac, US	monthly rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1962	Coffs Harbour, AU	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1962	Tadepalligudem, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1962	Urunga (Sunset Place), AU	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1962	Khambha, IN	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1962	Estancia, BR	all-time rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1962	Agua Branca, BR	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1962	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1962	Dorrigo Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1962	Partabgarh, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1962	Raleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1962	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1962	Nambucca Heads Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1962	Kilanilai, IN	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1962	Columbus, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1962	Deer Vale, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1962	Lochinvar, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1962	Itaporanga Dajuda, BR	all-time rain	191.9 mm (7.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	41 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

1814 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1962. 1962 had 670 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 1962-05-11: 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 100	545
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1