Weather Records on 6 July 1962

434 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1962. Highest significance: Eckman 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 6 July 1962

On 6 July 1962, 434 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 283 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 403 daily.
Eckman 2 SE set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 6 July 1962.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

434 stations

434 station records on 6 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caruaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz Lock E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cowan Cowan Signal STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hajipur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Penugonda	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

434 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 6 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1962

Top 20 records on 6 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1962	Eckman 2 SE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Washburn, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Grindstone Island, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Lisbon, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Wien, AT	daily low min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Caruaru, BR	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Port Hastings, CA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Pettibone, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Lewistown AP, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Linton, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Jamestown State Hosp, US	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Jokkmokk, SE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Armagh, GB	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Storrs, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Courtenay 1 NW, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Ellendale, US	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1962	Baddeck, CA	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 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 434 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 July 1962
Margin	Records
0 to 10	281
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2