Weather Records on 12 August 1962

466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1962. Highest significance: Hayward Rs, US.

Key Facts for 12 August 1962

On 12 August 1962, 466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 447 daily.
Hayward Rs set a daily record precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 12 August 1962.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

466 stations

466 station records on 12 August 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kurla	India	Record daily precipitation	185.5 mm (7.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pandhera	India	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rayanapally	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Begumganj	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Oaks John Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vada	India	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Punahana	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chomu	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sohana	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wishek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dewas Ar.	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saltora	India	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Isparta	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nasik	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

466 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 179.

Records on 12 August 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1962 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 13, daily 447.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

346 broken records

Margins by which the 346 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1962

Top 20 records on 12 August 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1962	Hayward Rs, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1962	Kurla, IN	daily rain	185.5 mm (7.3 in)	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1962	Pandhera, IN	all-time rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1962	Norddal, NO	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1962	Cumberland, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1962	Rayanapally, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1962	Begumganj, IN	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1962	Buzau, RO	all-time high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1962	The Oaks John Street, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1962	Harrai, IN	daily rain	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1962	Vada, IN	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1962	Hornindal, NO	monthly rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1962	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1962	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1962	Ioco Refinery, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1962	Khandwa, IN	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1962	Pilibhit City, IN	daily rain	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1962	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1962	Farmerville, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1962	Roldal, NO	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	52 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

1793 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 466 records.

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

Records on 08-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	2
1814	1
1815	1
1825	1
1843	1
1851	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1879	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	1
1899	10
1900	1
1901	5
1902	9
1903	14
1904	13
1905	16
1906	8
1907	8
1908	31
1909	42
1910	16
1911	33
1912	40
1913	39
1914	26
1915	46
1916	31
1917	134
1918	37
1919	42
1920	26
1921	174
1922	71
1923	89
1924	267
1925	150
1926	154
1927	145
1928	173
1929	276
1930	501
1931	708
1932	418
1933	271
1934	471
1935	408
1936	591
1937	356
1938	237
1939	282
1940	545
1941	481
1942	257
1943	523
1944	595
1945	295
1946	655
1947	729
1948	384
1949	469
1950	442
1951	357
1952	533
1953	227
1954	969
1955	590
1956	265
1957	384
1958	406
1959	388
1960	707
1961	381
1962	466
1963	559
1964	1,346
1965	977
1966	777
1967	1,135
1968	444
1969	629
1970	422
1971	486
1972	473
1973	442
1974	560
1975	593
1976	495
1977	747
1978	571
1979	1,192
1980	692
1981	665
1982	789
1983	923
1984	665
1985	935
1986	615
1987	935
1988	1,518
1989	827
1990	727
1991	726
1992	1,134
1993	936
1994	861
1995	1,654
1996	1,336
1997	1,363
1998	1,215
1999	1,325
2000	741
2001	855
2002	1,345
2003	1,752
2004	1,872
2005	1,085
2006	874
2007	1,209
2008	970
2009	814
2010	1,907
2011	903
2012	910
2013	427
2014	787
2015	757
2016	1,290
2017	533
2018	571
2019	695
2020	730
2021	980
2022	616
2023	779
2024	659
2025	639
2026	849

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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	316
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1