Weather Records on 5 June 1962

556 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 1962. Highest significance: Sironcha, IN.

Key Facts for 5 June 1962

On 5 June 1962, 556 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 535 daily.
Sironcha set a daily record precipitation of 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 5 June 1962.
Across 157 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

556 stations

556 station records on 5 June 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 June 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sironcha	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lavers Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Darr River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	164.2 mm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duchess Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.3 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Athabasca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Merritt	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

556 records

Records set or tied on 5 June 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 June 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 June 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 535.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 June 1962

Top 20 records on 5 June 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 June 1962	Sironcha, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 June 1962	Vicosa, BR	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1962	Lavers Hill, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1962	Darr River Downs, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1962	Penedo, BR	monthly rain	164.2 mm (6.5 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1962	Koilkuntla, IN	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1962	Junqueiro, BR	monthly rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1962	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1962	Jucurutu, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1962	Wabash, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1962	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1962	Betanga, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1962	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1962	Fremont, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1962	Cynthiana, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1962	Southern Pines 2 W, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1962	Loudon 1 E, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1962	Propria, BR	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1962	Port Daniel, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1962	Gaylord, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	38 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

1804 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1962. 1962 had 556 records.

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

Records on 06-05 in each year
Year	Records
1804	2
1805	1
1810	2
1822	1
1837	1
1843	1
1846	2
1849	2
1854	1
1857	2
1861	1
1866	1
1870	1
1871	6
1874	2
1877	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	9
1900	4
1901	8
1902	2
1903	7
1904	10
1905	8
1906	12
1907	15
1908	32
1909	13
1910	42
1911	18
1912	26
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	38
1917	132
1918	53
1919	86
1920	97
1921	138
1922	100
1923	577
1924	121
1925	442
1926	349
1927	268
1928	352
1929	383
1930	187
1931	229
1932	167
1933	586
1934	420
1935	426
1936	271
1937	424
1938	265
1939	364
1940	198
1941	288
1942	202
1943	589
1944	423
1945	1,215
1946	656
1947	486
1948	460
1949	369
1950	413
1951	532
1952	519
1953	319
1954	723
1955	249
1956	656
1957	600
1958	433
1959	401
1960	329
1961	475
1962	556
1963	577
1964	518
1965	365
1966	622
1967	584
1968	779
1969	924
1970	607
1971	502
1972	552
1973	549
1974	611
1975	553
1976	564
1977	1,171
1978	607
1979	722
1980	687
1981	907
1982	1,487
1983	846
1984	857
1985	1,339
1986	873
1987	859
1988	1,969
1989	1,001
1990	1,187
1991	921
1992	889
1993	1,616
1994	697
1995	809
1996	776
1997	1,229
1998	2,556
1999	1,266
2000	1,280
2001	1,021
2002	1,281
2003	1,159
2004	973
2005	882
2006	975
2007	680
2008	1,575
2009	920
2010	1,164
2011	913
2012	867
2013	465
2014	614
2015	719
2016	1,386
2017	440
2018	455
2019	632
2020	932
2021	1,206
2022	681
2023	509
2024	712
2025	507
2026	382

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Data for records on 1962-06-05: 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 20	440
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1