Weather Records on 1 July 1962

280 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 July 1962. Highest significance: Rosthern, CA.

Key Facts for 1 July 1962

On 1 July 1962, 280 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 261 daily.
Rosthern set an all-time record daily precipitation of 154.7 mm (6.1 in) on 1 July 1962.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

280 stations

280 station records on 1 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rosthern	Canada	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Garanhuns	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vivian	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huzurabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deolgaon Raja	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cowan Cowan Signal STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chamberlain	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

280 records

Records set or tied on 1 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 156.

Records on 1 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 261.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

241 broken records

Margins by which the 241 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 July 1962

Top 20 records on 1 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 July 1962	Rosthern, CA	all-time rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1962	Ainsworth, US	all-time rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1962	Garanhuns, BR	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1962	Aurora, BR	monthly rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1962	Jardim, BR	monthly rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1962	Benkelman 1N, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1962	Gospic, HR	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1962	Amarpara, IN	daily rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1962	Hill City Muni AP, US	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1962	Stratton, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1962	Brejo Santo, BR	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1962	Curtis, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1962	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1962	Tambe (Itambe), BR	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1962	Sterling, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1962	Ellendale, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1962	Vivian, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1962	Saskatoon U of S, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1962	Huzurabad(Rev), IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1962	Culbertson, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	40 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

1793 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 280 records.

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

Records on 07-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1811	2
1816	1
1832	1
1833	1
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1846	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1872	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	4
1898	10
1899	8
1900	2
1901	16
1902	6
1903	13
1904	18
1905	20
1906	14
1907	11
1908	11
1909	21
1910	30
1911	24
1912	51
1913	62
1914	126
1915	22
1916	30
1917	34
1918	57
1919	32
1920	293
1921	239
1922	55
1923	298
1924	350
1925	166
1926	95
1927	163
1928	65
1929	146
1930	163
1931	763
1932	300
1933	601
1934	220
1935	263
1936	425
1937	491
1938	355
1939	287
1940	393
1941	528
1942	510
1943	494
1944	252
1945	614
1946	432
1947	493
1948	278
1949	301
1950	435
1951	484
1952	271
1953	618
1954	619
1955	535
1956	420
1957	657
1958	496
1959	738
1960	386
1961	370
1962	280
1963	663
1964	403
1965	358
1966	504
1967	488
1968	721
1969	472
1970	632
1971	421
1972	474
1973	627
1974	738
1975	554
1976	768
1977	672
1978	718
1979	722
1980	959
1981	828
1982	1,606
1983	749
1984	766
1985	1,019
1986	965
1987	954
1988	1,542
1989	832
1990	1,405
1991	1,021
1992	1,689
1993	623
1994	936
1995	1,326
1996	637
1997	1,145
1998	1,280
1999	1,395
2000	593
2001	897
2002	1,090
2003	1,031
2004	768
2005	941
2006	674
2007	719
2008	857
2009	1,159
2010	1,146
2011	1,038
2012	1,295
2013	1,151
2014	517
2015	917
2016	515
2017	667
2018	764
2019	531
2020	820
2021	957
2022	759
2023	514
2024	660
2025	1,181
2026	958

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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	204
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1