Weather Records on 16 July 1962

538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1962. Highest significance: Princeton, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 1962

On 16 July 1962, 538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 317 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 531 daily.
Princeton set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 16 July 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

538 stations

538 station records on 16 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Fernbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atru	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Dam 38	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palhera	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	126.3 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bayana Biana	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ranaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Antah	India	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Digras	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Badiraguato (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz Lock E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

538 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 226, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 150.

Records on 16 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	226
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 531.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1962

Top 20 records on 16 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1962	Princeton, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Sullurpet, IN	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Roorkee, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Clinton, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Columbus, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Strasbourg, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Cincinnati Fernbank, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Atru, IN	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Camargo (Smn), MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Orono, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Grant Dam 38, US	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Hamirpur, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Ner, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Dunkirk 19NNE, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Waverly, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Philadelphia City, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Washington, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1962	Curtis, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	55 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

1798 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1962. 1962 had 538 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 20	367
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1