Weather Records on 5 July 1962

324 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1962. Highest significance: Silver City, US.

Key Facts for 5 July 1962

On 5 July 1962, 324 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 222 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 309 daily.
Silver City set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 5 July 1962.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

324 stations

324 station records on 5 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Silver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rexton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tupelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

324 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 70.

Records on 5 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 309.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

255 broken records

Margins by which the 255 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1962

Top 20 records on 5 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1962	Silver City, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1962	El Dorado, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1962	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	145 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1962	Baddeck, CA	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1962	Graz, AT	daily low max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1962	Zagreb-Gric, HR	monthly low max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1962	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1962	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1962	Szombathely, HU	daily low max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1962	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low min	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1962	Richfield, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1962	Pecs Pogany, HU	monthly low max	12.1 C (53.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1962	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1962	Riva, IT	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1962	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1962	Parrsboro, CA	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1962	Madison 3NNW, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1962	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1962	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	monthly low max	11.6 C (52.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1962	Jonkoping, SE	daily low min	5.9 C (42.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	31 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

1796 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1962. 1962 had 324 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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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	228
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1