Weather Records on 4 August 1962

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1962. Highest significance: Olga 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 1962

On 4 August 1962, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 460 daily.
Olga 2 SE set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 4 August 1962.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 4 August 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burquitlam Vancouver Golf Cour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
High Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kolaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Rock Campbell Scientific	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pender Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Choshi	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garhwa	India	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ghosi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wind River	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamiota	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 4 August 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 460.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

373 broken records

Margins by which the 373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1962

Top 20 records on 4 August 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1962	Olga 2 SE, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1962	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1962	Saltspring Island, CA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1962	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1962	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1962	River Jordan, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1962	Burquitlam Vancouver Golf Cour, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1962	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1962	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1962	High Point, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1962	Limoeiro de Anadia, BR	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1962	Cowichan Bay Cherry Point, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1962	Steveston, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1962	Bellingham 2 N, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1962	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1962	Kolaghat, IN	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1962	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1962	White Rock Campbell Scientific, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1962	Pender Island, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1962	Steveston, CA	monthly low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 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 470 records.

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

Records on 08-04 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1830	2
1833	1
1835	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1857	1
1859	2
1860	2
1863	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1874	3
1875	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	1
1899	7
1900	6
1902	4
1903	18
1904	11
1905	19
1906	14
1907	20
1908	31
1909	27
1910	17
1911	23
1912	51
1913	15
1914	33
1915	85
1916	97
1917	29
1918	95
1919	34
1920	79
1921	67
1922	68
1923	146
1924	132
1925	77
1926	334
1927	136
1928	352
1929	224
1930	698
1931	371
1932	258
1933	347
1934	521
1935	367
1936	719
1937	258
1938	489
1939	433
1940	236
1941	383
1942	303
1943	468
1944	662
1945	355
1946	265
1947	845
1948	558
1949	421
1950	666
1951	680
1952	465
1953	1,017
1954	426
1955	624
1956	437
1957	343
1958	533
1959	303
1960	331
1961	745
1962	470
1963	438
1964	885
1965	409
1966	552
1967	428
1968	280
1969	638
1970	415
1971	813
1972	773
1973	748
1974	1,040
1975	772
1976	801
1977	599
1978	1,051
1979	510
1980	998
1981	636
1982	703
1983	920
1984	722
1985	634
1986	905
1987	892
1988	1,204
1989	738
1990	1,013
1991	769
1992	754
1993	1,046
1994	1,265
1995	1,117
1996	1,143
1997	891
1998	1,423
1999	762
2000	840
2001	1,087
2002	928
2003	1,309
2004	968
2005	1,246
2006	1,131
2007	685
2008	883
2009	681
2010	1,665
2011	1,536
2012	738
2013	452
2014	980
2015	505
2016	732
2017	1,134
2018	760
2019	499
2020	778
2021	691
2022	1,185
2023	1,150
2024	809
2025	840
2026	1,044

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Data for records on 1962-08-04: 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 10	295
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1