Weather Records on 14 July 1962

922 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 July 1962. Highest significance: Marshalltown, US.

Key Facts for 14 July 1962

On 14 July 1962, 922 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 565 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 885 daily.
Marshalltown set an all-time record daily precipitation of 167.1 mm (6.6 in) on 14 July 1962.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

922 stations

922 station records on 14 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bergschenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jenner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naco	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Hirsel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Viking	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

922 records

Records set or tied on 14 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 423, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 302.

Records on 14 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	423
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 31, daily 885.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

770 broken records

Margins by which the 770 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 July 1962

Top 20 records on 14 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 1962	Marshalltown, US	all-time rain	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 July 1962	Halsey 2 W, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 July 1962	Miles City, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 July 1962	Wastina Hemaruka, CA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1962	Santa Maria (Smn), MX	all-time rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1962	Melstone, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1962	Hermosa 3 SSW, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1962	Macklin, CA	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1962	Toledo 3N, US	monthly rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1962	Glendive, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1962	La Malbaie, CA	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1962	Belle Plaine, US	monthly rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1962	Bergschenhoek, NL	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1962	Covington 1 WNW, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1962	Forks 4 NNE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1962	Stewart, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1962	Martinsville 2 SW, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1962	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	13.4 C (56.1 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1962	Danville, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1962	Franklin 2 NNE, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	47 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

1802 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1962. 1962 had 922 records.

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

Records on 07-14 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1808	1
1824	1
1832	1
1840	2
1845	1
1856	1
1860	2
1864	2
1866	1
1875	1
1876	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	10
1899	6
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	21
1904	18
1905	11
1906	18
1907	13
1908	15
1909	7
1910	23
1911	28
1912	116
1913	21
1914	43
1915	17
1916	18
1917	55
1918	72
1919	44
1920	44
1921	105
1922	31
1923	127
1924	156
1925	138
1926	500
1927	212
1928	221
1929	87
1930	497
1931	430
1932	623
1933	378
1934	413
1935	278
1936	1,019
1937	282
1938	202
1939	367
1940	536
1941	548
1942	278
1943	364
1944	240
1945	466
1946	229
1947	379
1948	422
1949	436
1950	726
1951	335
1952	995
1953	518
1954	1,141
1955	1,058
1956	360
1957	368
1958	455
1959	349
1960	554
1961	441
1962	922
1963	535
1964	618
1965	256
1966	668
1967	1,124
1968	553
1969	595
1970	477
1971	436
1972	588
1973	652
1974	654
1975	1,054
1976	693
1977	544
1978	495
1979	559
1980	1,178
1981	708
1982	809
1983	930
1984	862
1985	720
1986	722
1987	1,035
1988	806
1989	640
1990	1,748
1991	860
1992	999
1993	1,432
1994	1,250
1995	1,459
1996	1,038
1997	723
1998	1,350
1999	1,536
2000	999
2001	870
2002	1,401
2003	1,037
2004	638
2005	758
2006	998
2007	862
2008	683
2009	920
2010	1,678
2011	1,093
2012	1,114
2013	539
2014	711
2015	622
2016	682
2017	674
2018	475
2019	415
2020	635
2021	788
2022	575
2023	724
2024	784
2025	756
2026	1,037

Download the Data

Data for records on 1962-07-14: 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 10	653
10 to 20	70
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3