Weather Records on 28 July 1962

772 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1962. Highest significance: Maquoketa, US.

Key Facts for 28 July 1962

On 28 July 1962, 772 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 592 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 756 daily.
Maquoketa set a daily record precipitation of 67.1 mm (2.6 in) on 28 July 1962.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

772 stations

772 station records on 28 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bankura Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mariahu	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chunar	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allahabad Chailk	India	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mirzapur	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

772 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 281, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 311, Heaviest daily rainfall 114.

Records on 28 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	281
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	311
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 756.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1962

Top 20 records on 28 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1962	Maquoketa, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	Graham, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	Storm Lake, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	Bankura Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	Mariahu, IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	Chunar, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	Madison Wb City, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	Crescent City, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	Paducah, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	Orogrande, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	Allahabad Chailk, IN	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	Gravelbourg, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	Jonkoping, SE	daily low min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	Toccoa, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	Tipton, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	Mirzapur, IN	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	Camden 3 W, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	Pipestone, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	New Bern 3 NW, US	monthly low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1962	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	53 years	36 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

1815 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1962. 1962 had 772 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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Data for records on 1962-07-28: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	547
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2