Weather Records on 15 July 1962

724 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1962. Highest significance: Greensburg, US.

Key Facts for 15 July 1962

On 15 July 1962, 724 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 475 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 706 daily.
Greensburg set a daily record precipitation of 83.1 mm (3.3 in) on 15 July 1962.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

724 stations

724 station records on 15 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bernkastel-Kues	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baihar	India	Record daily precipitation	162.5 mm (6.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

724 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 336, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 178.

Records on 15 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	336
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 706.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

576 broken records

Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1962

Top 20 records on 15 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1962	Greensburg, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Minonk, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Uccle, BE	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Bironkhol, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Seymour 3NW, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Eaton, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Montcornet, FR	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Ettumanur, IN	monthly rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Trenton, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Bowie, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Saint John, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Marengo, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Sussex, CA	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Sycamore, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Williamstown, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Grindstone Island, CA	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1962	Port Hastings, CA	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	61 years	37 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

1793 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 724 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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Data for records on 1962-07-15: 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	507
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1