Weather Records on 24 August 1962

413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1962. Highest significance: Lawrence, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 1962

On 24 August 1962, 413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 401 daily.
Lawrence set a daily record precipitation of 90.4 mm (3.6 in) on 24 August 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

413 stations

413 station records on 24 August 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Junction City	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Council Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parapeuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

413 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 220.

Records on 24 August 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 401.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

350 broken records

Margins by which the 350 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1962

Top 20 records on 24 August 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1962	Lawrence, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1962	Osage City, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1962	Tindivanam, IN	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1962	Benkelman 1N, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1962	Tobolsk, RU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1962	Centralia, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1962	Manhattan, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1962	Chapman, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1962	Iowa City, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1962	Abilene, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1962	Appleton, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1962	Overbrook 5 SE, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1962	Wawaitin, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1962	Hoxie, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1962	Bethany, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1962	Biscotasing, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1962	Junction City, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1962	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1962	Wamego 4 W, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1962	Port Washington, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	41 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

1802 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1962. 1962 had 413 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

Download the Data

Data for records on 1962-08-24: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	282
20 to 40	52
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1