Weather Records on 20 June 1962

173 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 June 1962. Highest significance: Coleman 3 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 20 June 1962

On 20 June 1962, 173 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 170 daily.
Coleman 3 WNW set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 20 June 1962.
Across 158 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

173 stations

173 station records on 20 June 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 June 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boa Vista (Ledo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Linton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olpad	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Doornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Najahan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harderug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oorlogshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barra de Santa Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bogucany	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

173 records

Records set or tied on 20 June 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 87.

Records on 20 June 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 June 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 170.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

144 broken records

Margins by which the 144 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 June 1962

Top 20 records on 20 June 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 June 1962	Coleman 3 WNW, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1962	La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge), MX	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1962	Kodanand, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1962	Yurecuaro, MX	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1962	Marquette, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1962	Oktjabrskaja, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1962	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1962	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1962	Lebanon, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1962	Sprague, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1962	Madison 3NNW, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1962	Conconully, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	61 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1962	Boa Vista (Ledo), BR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1962	College Park, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1962	Holy Cross, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1962	Port Orford 2, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1962	Chaibasa, IN	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1962	Astrakan, RU	daily low min	12.1 C (53.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1962	San Jose, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1962	Linton, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	23 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

1800 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1962. 1962 had 173 records.

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

Records on 06-20 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1813	1
1821	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1855	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1877	2
1879	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	3
1899	6
1900	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	22
1904	13
1905	14
1906	18
1907	10
1908	30
1909	9
1910	27
1911	27
1912	17
1913	30
1914	53
1915	75
1916	83
1917	96
1918	54
1919	67
1920	40
1921	42
1922	61
1923	263
1924	204
1925	483
1926	228
1927	193
1928	199
1929	137
1930	143
1931	536
1932	182
1933	676
1934	301
1935	337
1936	529
1937	412
1938	326
1939	270
1940	469
1941	200
1942	757
1943	447
1944	315
1945	769
1946	849
1947	387
1948	554
1949	314
1950	328
1951	289
1952	318
1953	998
1954	414
1955	291
1956	484
1957	598
1958	603
1959	504
1960	451
1961	836
1962	173
1963	379
1964	729
1965	463
1966	441
1967	687
1968	559
1969	982
1970	482
1971	395
1972	660
1973	553
1974	743
1975	984
1976	899
1977	453
1978	480
1979	727
1980	922
1981	987
1982	801
1983	724
1984	686
1985	811
1986	732
1987	960
1988	1,222
1989	918
1990	899
1991	1,085
1992	1,049
1993	964
1994	925
1995	1,260
1996	1,123
1997	738
1998	1,627
1999	906
2000	1,328
2001	771
2002	955
2003	843
2004	1,071
2005	1,055
2006	820
2007	1,208
2008	669
2009	1,060
2010	865
2011	1,359
2012	1,045
2013	879
2014	381
2015	637
2016	1,352
2017	1,086
2018	635
2019	693
2020	590
2021	1,161
2022	972
2023	1,265
2024	783
2025	944
2026	757

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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 10	118
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1