Weather Records on 20 August 1962

684 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1962. Highest significance: Concordia, ZA.

Key Facts for 20 August 1962

On 20 August 1962, 684 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 658 daily.
Concordia set an all-time record daily precipitation of 267.0 mm (10.5 in) on 20 August 1962.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

684 stations

684 station records on 20 August 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Concordia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	178.5 mm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kwepertuin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp (Dam)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barrydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Falls River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toolleen (Ryan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedagt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

684 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 395.

Records on 20 August 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	395
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1962 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 19, daily 658.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1962

Top 20 records on 20 August 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1962	Concordia, ZA	all-time rain	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	124.3 mm (4.9 in)	27 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1962	Oaklands General Store, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1962	Riversdale, ZA	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1962	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1962	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	all-time rain	178.5 mm (7.0 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1962	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1962	Albertinia (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1962	Great Brak River, ZA	monthly rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1962	Cape St. Francis, ZA	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1962	Kleinfontein, ZA	all-time rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1962	Kwepertuin, ZA	monthly rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1962	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1962	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1962	Calitzdorp (Dam), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1962	Barrydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1962	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1962	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1962	Ariah Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1962	Partapganj, IN	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1962	Herold (Pol), ZA	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	50 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 684 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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	506
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1