Weather Records on 17 June 1962

323 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1962. Highest significance: Harrison, US.

Key Facts for 17 June 1962

On 17 June 1962, 323 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 316 daily.
Harrison set a daily record precipitation of 63.8 mm (2.5 in) on 17 June 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

323 stations

323 station records on 17 June 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dinninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Liffey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carius	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

323 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 June 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 June 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 316.

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 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1962

Top 20 records on 17 June 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1962	Harrison, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Inwood 2 SW, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Dinninup, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Liffey, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Lake Margaret Dam, AU	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Hartington, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Newport, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	16.9 C (62.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	134 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Kurgan, RU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Southport, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Port Hastings, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Merriman, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Isla Perez, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Sharpes Siding, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1962	Ashton, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	34 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

1807 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1962. 1962 had 323 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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Data for records on 1962-06-17: 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	245
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1