Weather Records on 4 July 1962

619 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1962. Highest significance: Zagreb-Gric, HR.

Key Facts for 4 July 1962

On 4 July 1962, 619 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 418 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 547 daily.
Zagreb-Gric set a daily record precipitation of 56.8 mm (2.2 in) on 4 July 1962.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

619 stations

619 station records on 4 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sangamner	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manteo	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Lock Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narkatiyaganj	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela (Eele)	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

619 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 218, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 200, Heaviest daily rainfall 169.

Records on 4 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	218
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	200
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 71, daily 547.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1962

Top 20 records on 4 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1962	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1962	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1962	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1962	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1962	Graham 2 ENE, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1962	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1962	Jena Sternwarte, DE	monthly low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	129 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1962	De Smet, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1962	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	monthly low max	10.7 C (51.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1962	Sangamner, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1962	Raleigh 4 SW, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1962	Diamond Springs, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1962	Manteo, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1962	Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1962	Coraopolis Neville Is, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1962	Ravenswood Lock Park, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1962	Lake Park 3SSE, US	monthly rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1962	Willard 4 SW, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1962	Osijek, HR	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1962	Mercedes, UY	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	42 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

1806 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1962. 1962 had 619 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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Data for records on 1962-07-04: 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	467
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1