Weather Records on 12 July 1962

447 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1962. Highest significance: Vaikom, IN.

Key Facts for 12 July 1962

On 12 July 1962, 447 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 431 daily.
Vaikom set a daily record precipitation of 181.1 mm (7.1 in) on 12 July 1962.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

447 stations

447 station records on 12 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nuguru(Venkitapu)	India	Record daily precipitation	283.5 mm (11.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	174.7 mm (6.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sagwara	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longvalley	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Siwana	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	255.8 mm (10.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loongana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shergarh	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

447 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 267.

Records on 12 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

383 broken records

Margins by which the 383 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1962

Top 20 records on 12 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1962	Vaikom, IN	daily rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1962	Nuguru(Venkitapu), IN	all-time rain	283.5 mm (11.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1962	Muvattupuzha, IN	daily rain	174.7 mm (6.9 in)	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1962	Bishop AP, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1962	Old Koreelah (McPherson), AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1962	Sagwara, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1962	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1962	Pundi, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1962	Sherthala, IN	daily rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1962	Longvalley, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1962	Siwana, IN	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1962	Numinbah, AU	daily rain	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1962	Tekkali, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1962	Grimsby Rock Chapel, CA	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1962	Gajapathinagaram, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1962	Arukutty, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1962	Peermade Residen, IN	daily rain	255.8 mm (10.1 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1962	Santuck, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1962	Thiruvalla, IN	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1962	Devala, IN	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	39 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

1796 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1962. 1962 had 447 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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Data for records on 1962-07-12: 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	329
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	1