Weather Records on 25 July 1962

756 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 July 1962. Highest significance: Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU.

Key Facts for 25 July 1962

On 25 July 1962, 756 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 253 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 737 daily.
Mount Wellington (the Springs) set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 25 July 1962.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

756 stations

756 station records on 25 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lewis Hill (St Pauls River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (the Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
York Plains (Handroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede (Whitemarsh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manatu	India	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balwyn North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (Warringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles de Mandeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hathwa	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunalley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

756 records

Records set or tied on 25 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 385.

Records on 25 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	385
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 737.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

626 broken records

Margins by which the 626 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 July 1962

Top 20 records on 25 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 July 1962	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1962	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1962	Lewis Hill (St Pauls River), AU	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1962	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1962	Sassafras Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1962	Lughrata, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1962	The Hermatige, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1962	Hernando, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1962	Maria Island (Darlington), AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1962	Wingaroo, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1962	Eddystone Point, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1962	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1962	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1962	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1962	Swansea (Kelvedon), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1962	Woodbury (the Braes), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1962	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1962	Farmerville, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1962	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1962	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	monthly rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	49 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

1795 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 756 records.

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

Records on 07-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1801	1
1832	2
1836	1
1839	2
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	4
1888	1
1889	6
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	3
1901	5
1902	15
1903	11
1904	18
1905	8
1906	13
1907	14
1908	15
1909	7
1910	26
1911	48
1912	44
1913	19
1914	28
1915	21
1916	48
1917	44
1918	91
1919	36
1920	71
1921	47
1922	149
1923	92
1924	175
1925	120
1926	119
1927	145
1928	248
1929	158
1930	367
1931	381
1932	402
1933	430
1934	968
1935	210
1936	881
1937	301
1938	343
1939	342
1940	607
1941	381
1942	272
1943	234
1944	279
1945	297
1946	432
1947	445
1948	346
1949	593
1950	451
1951	330
1952	426
1953	497
1954	427
1955	401
1956	378
1957	421
1958	376
1959	451
1960	286
1961	362
1962	756
1963	636
1964	460
1965	446
1966	456
1967	273
1968	364
1969	448
1970	387
1971	656
1972	465
1973	690
1974	589
1975	672
1976	502
1977	979
1978	501
1979	847
1980	543
1981	1,008
1982	723
1983	1,110
1984	891
1985	768
1986	1,155
1987	1,248
1988	899
1989	959
1990	984
1991	1,149
1992	799
1993	1,558
1994	1,244
1995	971
1996	1,016
1997	939
1998	1,037
1999	1,172
2000	1,261
2001	1,201
2002	801
2003	1,421
2004	1,693
2005	1,213
2006	1,679
2007	1,103
2008	900
2009	758
2010	1,678
2011	1,026
2012	835
2013	622
2014	919
2015	651
2016	661
2017	865
2018	1,115
2019	1,253
2020	538
2021	768
2022	1,041
2023	775
2024	921
2025	965
2026	1,263

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Data for records on 1962-07-25: 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	561
20 to 40	54
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1