Weather Records on 12 June 1962

328 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 June 1962. Highest significance: Columbia 2SSE, US.

Key Facts for 12 June 1962

On 12 June 1962, 328 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 319 daily.
Columbia 2SSE set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 12 June 1962.
Across 166 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

328 stations

328 station records on 12 June 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 June 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sepao	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caron	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown Dam 49	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress Dam 48	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Capulin 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bharno	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

328 records

Records set or tied on 12 June 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 June 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 June 1962 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 319.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 June 1962

Top 20 records on 12 June 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 June 1962	Columbia 2SSE, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1962	Shawneetown Old Town, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1962	St Louis St Louis UNIV, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1962	Carthage, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1962	Loudon 1 E, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1962	New Canton, US	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1962	Piripiri, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1962	Warren, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1962	Ashland, US	all-time rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1962	Joplin, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1962	Charleston 1, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1962	Tamboril, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1962	Banjar(Saraj-Teh), IN	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1962	Mehgaon, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1962	Camden on Gauley 2 SW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1962	Caroleen, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1962	Wilmington Porter Rsch, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1962	Franklinville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1962	Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1962	Gravelbourg, CA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	39 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

1797 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1962. 1962 had 328 records.

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

Records on 06-12 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1811	2
1838	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	2
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	4
1879	2
1880	5
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	6
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	7
1900	3
1901	3
1902	8
1903	34
1904	8
1905	10
1906	24
1907	20
1908	9
1909	16
1910	37
1911	21
1912	23
1913	19
1914	36
1915	26
1916	80
1917	117
1918	44
1919	56
1920	93
1921	42
1922	56
1923	166
1924	153
1925	165
1926	201
1927	281
1928	180
1929	217
1930	127
1931	150
1932	352
1933	361
1934	159
1935	259
1936	440
1937	405
1938	349
1939	297
1940	389
1941	512
1942	729
1943	399
1944	423
1945	567
1946	321
1947	840
1948	215
1949	407
1950	530
1951	735
1952	1,035
1953	730
1954	337
1955	759
1956	786
1957	310
1958	454
1959	320
1960	200
1961	405
1962	328
1963	618
1964	405
1965	406
1966	530
1967	706
1968	404
1969	834
1970	701
1971	374
1972	903
1973	894
1974	575
1975	560
1976	617
1977	494
1978	438
1979	1,013
1980	718
1981	784
1982	734
1983	664
1984	653
1985	1,203
1986	778
1987	742
1988	785
1989	797
1990	664
1991	756
1992	849
1993	970
1994	654
1995	953
1996	925
1997	932
1998	1,683
1999	806
2000	1,169
2001	1,231
2002	965
2003	1,187
2004	759
2005	1,804
2006	1,216
2007	784
2008	1,219
2009	858
2010	1,423
2011	786
2012	751
2013	931
2014	421
2015	679
2016	809
2017	910
2018	635
2019	1,285
2020	712
2021	767
2022	1,204
2023	805
2024	805
2025	409
2026	979

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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 25	247
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1