Weather Records on 1 August 1962

602 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1962. Highest significance: Fayetteville Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 1 August 1962

On 1 August 1962, 602 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 588 daily.
Fayetteville Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 1 August 1962.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

602 stations

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

Weather records on 1 August 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Port Dock Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spavinaw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Musselboro (Applico)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pandhera	India	Record daily precipitation	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

602 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 327.

Records on 1 August 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 588.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1962

Top 20 records on 1 August 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1962	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1962	Greeley, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1962	Erick, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1962	Warooka, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1962	Munday, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1962	Miami, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1962	Adelaide (Port Dock Railway St, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1962	Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1962	Stonyfell, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1962	Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1962	Adelaide (Pooraka), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1962	Stansbury, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1962	Irkutsk, RU	all-time rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1962	Jornada Exp Range, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1962	Gumeracha, AU	monthly rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1962	Strathalbyn, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1962	Rogers, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1962	Corny Point, AU	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1962	Tongio (Brooklands), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1962	Tatum, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	38 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

1797 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1962. 1962 had 602 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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Data for records on 1962-08-01: 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	477
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1