Weather Records on 24 June 1962

260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 June 1962. Highest significance: Cape Town Maitland (Cem), ZA.

Key Facts for 24 June 1962

On 24 June 1962, 260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 252 daily.
Cape Town Maitland (Cem) set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 24 June 1962.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

260 stations

260 station records on 24 June 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 June 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalimpong Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ekangersarai	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Point Bre	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yadgir	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malyalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sodam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	170.8 mm (6.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montebello Seigniory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roebling	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

260 records

Records set or tied on 24 June 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 156.

Records on 24 June 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 June 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 252.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

223 broken records

Margins by which the 223 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 June 1962

Top 20 records on 24 June 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 June 1962	Cape Town Maitland (Cem), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1962	Lewistown AP, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1962	Salisbury, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1962	Kalimpong Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1962	Holtwood, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1962	Ashland, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1962	Pemberton, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1962	Riva, IT	monthly high min	24.0 C (75.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1962	Ekangersarai, IN	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1962	Philadelphia Point Bre, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1962	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1962	Ranikhet, IN	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1962	Regensburg, DE	daily high max	31.5 C (88.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1962	N Wilkesboro, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1962	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1962	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1962	Montpelier, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1962	San Pedro, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1962	Warriup, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1962	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	31.3 C (88.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	80 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

1793 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 260 records.

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

Records on 06-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1803	1
1806	2
1813	1
1821	1
1822	1
1836	1
1845	1
1846	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	5
1889	4
1892	11
1893	7
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	4
1902	10
1903	17
1904	10
1905	13
1906	13
1907	28
1908	25
1909	52
1910	21
1911	24
1912	141
1913	36
1914	50
1915	57
1916	57
1917	24
1918	56
1919	32
1920	31
1921	33
1922	46
1923	262
1924	119
1925	220
1926	219
1927	155
1928	275
1929	299
1930	366
1931	668
1932	351
1933	482
1934	390
1935	279
1936	897
1937	473
1938	388
1939	296
1940	534
1941	361
1942	373
1943	293
1944	394
1945	352
1946	384
1947	432
1948	398
1949	360
1950	681
1951	452
1952	798
1953	422
1954	439
1955	327
1956	603
1957	706
1958	583
1959	369
1960	320
1961	603
1962	260
1963	433
1964	365
1965	443
1966	490
1967	613
1968	500
1969	992
1970	536
1971	557
1972	1,204
1973	400
1974	922
1975	798
1976	840
1977	508
1978	582
1979	830
1980	655
1981	767
1982	615
1983	913
1984	732
1985	797
1986	672
1987	805
1988	1,646
1989	733
1990	689
1991	935
1992	1,104
1993	1,054
1994	1,019
1995	751
1996	1,019
1997	854
1998	1,127
1999	815
2000	605
2001	684
2002	864
2003	1,199
2004	946
2005	1,322
2006	789
2007	779
2008	533
2009	935
2010	1,102
2011	845
2012	991
2013	667
2014	460
2015	583
2016	1,245
2017	1,139
2018	459
2019	889
2020	609
2021	929
2022	650
2023	682
2024	784
2025	1,508
2026	927

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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 20	201
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1