Weather Records on 26 June 1962

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 June 1962. Highest significance: Sherthala, IN.

Key Facts for 26 June 1962

On 26 June 1962, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 342 daily.
Sherthala set a daily record precipitation of 222.5 mm (8.8 in) on 26 June 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 26 June 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 June 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	222.5 mm (8.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	282.5 mm (11.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 26 June 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 144.

Records on 26 June 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 June 1962 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

279 broken records

Margins by which the 279 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 June 1962

Top 20 records on 26 June 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 June 1962	Sherthala, IN	daily rain	222.5 mm (8.8 in)	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	Kangayam, IN	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	Tirunelveli, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	Goodwell Rsch STN, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	Kodumudi, IN	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	Seetapal, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	Talavadi, IN	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	San Jon, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	Vaikom, IN	all-time rain	282.5 mm (11.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	Nagamangala, IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	Kundha (Kailkund), IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	Telkwa, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	Lenoir, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	Waterville 2, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	Springfield, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	Two Buttes, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	Hosadurga, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1962	Avanashi, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	37 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

1799 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1962. 1962 had 352 records.

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

Records on 06-26 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1808	1
1811	3
1814	1
1816	1
1824	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1838	1
1840	2
1843	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	3
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1869	1
1871	4
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	1
1900	3
1901	15
1902	19
1903	11
1904	22
1905	9
1906	16
1907	5
1908	10
1909	30
1910	27
1911	37
1912	27
1913	70
1914	55
1915	29
1916	124
1917	25
1918	68
1919	57
1920	24
1921	132
1922	84
1923	294
1924	45
1925	181
1926	273
1927	145
1928	449
1929	173
1930	220
1931	579
1932	198
1933	387
1934	635
1935	313
1936	562
1937	288
1938	395
1939	262
1940	574
1941	388
1942	500
1943	473
1944	502
1945	269
1946	376
1947	273
1948	343
1949	581
1950	524
1951	433
1952	1,274
1953	340
1954	539
1955	362
1956	406
1957	709
1958	989
1959	454
1960	410
1961	622
1962	352
1963	379
1964	323
1965	1,063
1966	380
1967	683
1968	1,268
1969	1,188
1970	916
1971	635
1972	581
1973	583
1974	1,535
1975	797
1976	726
1977	395
1978	860
1979	1,091
1980	1,285
1981	793
1982	792
1983	838
1984	572
1985	897
1986	933
1987	751
1988	1,267
1989	504
1990	818
1991	1,047
1992	958
1993	640
1994	1,177
1995	732
1996	922
1997	737
1998	1,205
1999	853
2000	725
2001	738
2002	760
2003	1,107
2004	1,040
2005	592
2006	1,104
2007	1,547
2008	541
2009	1,062
2010	1,041
2011	840
2012	1,076
2013	800
2014	584
2015	603
2016	546
2017	624
2018	432
2019	970
2020	459
2021	878
2022	825
2023	578
2024	765
2025	730
2026	935

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Data for records on 1962-06-26: 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	25
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1