Weather Records on 6 August 1962

496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1962. Highest significance: Halflong Obsy, IN.

Key Facts for 6 August 1962

On 6 August 1962, 496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 488 daily.
Halflong Obsy set a daily record precipitation of 105.2 mm (4.1 in) on 6 August 1962.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

496 stations

496 station records on 6 August 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbam	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Preston Sugar Factory	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch Fibrebrd Mills	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Des Moines	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guhagar	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

496 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 174.

Records on 6 August 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 488.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1962

Top 20 records on 6 August 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1962	Halflong Obsy, IN	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1962	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1962	Ubaira (Areia), BR	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1962	Malvern, GB	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1962	Cumbam, IN	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1962	Orono, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1962	Newton 6 SSE, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1962	The Pas, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1962	Davidson, CA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1962	Nagarcoil, IN	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1962	Gogland, RU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1962	Grimsby, CA	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1962	Brookings, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1962	Vineland Station, CA	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1962	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1962	Columbus 4 ESE, US	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1962	Durham, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1962	Eraniel, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1962	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1962	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	monthly high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	65 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

1794 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 496 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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Data for records on 1962-08-06: 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	309
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1