Weather Records on 27 July 1962

1,009 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1962. Highest significance: Kaufman 3 SE, US.

Key Facts for 27 July 1962

On 27 July 1962, 1,009 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 819 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 974 daily.
Kaufman 3 SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 323.9 mm (12.8 in) on 27 July 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,009 stations

1,009 station records on 27 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	323.9 mm (12.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lindale 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manihari	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chauradano	India	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rudrapur/Kitchha	India	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,009 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 346, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 473, Heaviest daily rainfall 136.

Records on 27 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	346
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	473
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 974.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

772 broken records

Margins by which the 772 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1962

Top 20 records on 27 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1962	Kaufman 3 SE, US	monthly rain	323.9 mm (12.8 in)	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	17 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 July 1962	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1962	Carrollton, US	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1962	Perm, RU	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1962	Mystic Lake, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1962	Beaverlodge Cda, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1962	Loup City, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1962	Kendall, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1962	Lindale 5 SE, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1962	Manihari, IN	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1962	Nugent, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1962	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1962	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1962	Syracuse 1NE, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1962	Cairo 3 S, US	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1962	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1962	Lexington, US	monthly low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1962	Osceola, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1962	Vestervig, DK	monthly low min	4.1 C (39.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1962	Bahera, IN	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 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

1805 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1962. 1962 had 1,009 records.

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

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	591
2015	744
2016	564
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,170

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Data for records on 1962-07-27: 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 25	757
25 to 50	8
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1