Weather Records on 19 July 1962

453 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 July 1962. Highest significance: Viramgam, IN.

Key Facts for 19 July 1962

On 19 July 1962, 453 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 241 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 441 daily.
Viramgam set a daily record precipitation of 187.0 mm (7.4 in) on 19 July 1962.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

453 stations

453 station records on 19 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Viramgam	India	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sirohi	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kalol	India	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mandal	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sheoganj	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rajgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Todaraising	India	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jagraon	India	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Siwana	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neemkathana	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sivas	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Didwana	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hankinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Merta City	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

453 records

Records set or tied on 19 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 168, Heaviest daily rainfall 170.

Records on 19 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	168
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 9, daily 441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 July 1962

Top 20 records on 19 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1962	Viramgam, IN	daily rain	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1962	Sirohi, IN	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1962	Pawnee City, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1962	Morden, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1962	Ahmadabad, IN	daily rain	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1962	Bird Island, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1962	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1962	Kalol, IN	daily rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1962	New London, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1962	Bhagalpur, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1962	Mandal, IN	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1962	Victor 4 N, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1962	Morden Cda, CA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1962	Sheoganj, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1962	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1962	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1962	Ajmer, IN	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1962	Maple Plain, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1962	Crowley 2 NE, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1962	Rajgarh, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 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

1799 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1962. 1962 had 453 records.

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

Records on 07-19 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1809	1
1811	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1859	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	3
1900	6
1901	4
1902	12
1903	4
1904	15
1905	20
1906	14
1907	19
1908	21
1909	17
1910	49
1911	14
1912	39
1913	48
1914	35
1915	140
1916	234
1917	177
1918	36
1919	34
1920	50
1921	55
1922	121
1923	224
1924	191
1925	153
1926	319
1927	96
1928	148
1929	232
1930	585
1931	269
1932	385
1933	258
1934	765
1935	268
1936	402
1937	227
1938	290
1939	285
1940	338
1941	424
1942	568
1943	276
1944	361
1945	308
1946	485
1947	613
1948	384
1949	762
1950	613
1951	545
1952	541
1953	330
1954	535
1955	343
1956	552
1957	348
1958	481
1959	393
1960	746
1961	402
1962	453
1963	502
1964	534
1965	755
1966	481
1967	560
1968	740
1969	610
1970	545
1971	636
1972	699
1973	538
1974	513
1975	441
1976	824
1977	898
1978	636
1979	964
1980	835
1981	915
1982	676
1983	1,011
1984	1,076
1985	569
1986	810
1987	1,608
1988	995
1989	1,081
1990	954
1991	803
1992	717
1993	847
1994	589
1995	893
1996	1,353
1997	856
1998	1,325
1999	878
2000	1,802
2001	905
2002	985
2003	1,192
2004	1,082
2005	1,049
2006	1,392
2007	1,181
2008	753
2009	1,844
2010	911
2011	1,266
2012	878
2013	1,061
2014	1,207
2015	735
2016	605
2017	495
2018	836
2019	651
2020	409
2021	779
2022	1,143
2023	884
2024	544
2025	600
2026	653

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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	312
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1