Weather Records on 18 July 1962

516 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1962. Highest significance: Parbatsar, IN.

Key Facts for 18 July 1962

On 18 July 1962, 516 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 317 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 504 daily.
Parbatsar set a daily record precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 18 July 1962.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

516 stations

516 station records on 18 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parbatsar	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Danpur(Danpura)	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sirohi	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Turtleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dhrangadhra	India	Record daily precipitation	178.5 mm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kota-In-Rajasthan	India	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sorrento	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Byad	India	Record daily precipitation	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nabinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alwar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mehmedabad	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shiprock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jawaja	India	Record daily precipitation	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

516 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 190, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 158.

Records on 18 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	190
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 9, daily 504.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 138.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1962

Top 20 records on 18 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1962	Parbatsar, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	Prince, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	Danpur(Danpura), IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	Sirohi, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	Turtleford, CA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	Dhrangadhra, IN	daily rain	178.5 mm (7.0 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	Harlem, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	Quesnel, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	Perm, RU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	Julatten, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	St Walburg, CA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	Waseca, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	Kota-In-Rajasthan, IN	daily rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	Uccle, BE	daily low min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	120 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	Sorrento, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	Byad, IN	daily rain	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	Yellow Grass, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1962	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	115 years	41 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 516 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

Download the Data

Data for records on 1962-07-18: 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	384
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1