Weather Records on 1 September 1962

368 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1962. Highest significance: Malvern, US.

Key Facts for 1 September 1962

On 1 September 1962, 368 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 354 daily.
Malvern set a monthly record daily precipitation of 149.4 mm (5.9 in) on 1 September 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

368 stations

368 station records on 1 September 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 September 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jessieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ojinaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulanur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

368 records

Records set or tied on 1 September 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 160.

Records on 1 September 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 September 1962 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 354.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1962

Top 20 records on 1 September 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 1962	Malvern, US	monthly rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	59 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1962	Attur, IN	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1962	Piaxtla, MX	all-time rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1962	Muskogee, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1962	Mysore, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1962	Channapatana, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1962	Viralimalai, IN	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1962	Holenarsipur, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1962	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1962	T.Narsipur, IN	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1962	Ramnagaram, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1962	Nelamangala, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1962	Nagamangala, IN	daily rain	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1962	Jessieville, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1962	Malavalli, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1962	Ambalapuza, IN	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1962	Tarikere, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1962	Omalur, IN	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1962	Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1962	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	38 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 368 records.

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

Records on 09-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	1
1819	1
1827	1
1831	1
1838	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1869	3
1871	1
1873	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1881	5
1883	1
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1890	2
1892	2
1894	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	14
1902	5
1903	16
1904	9
1905	6
1906	26
1907	14
1908	26
1909	34
1910	22
1911	16
1912	47
1913	32
1914	23
1915	46
1916	16
1917	24
1918	31
1919	19
1920	31
1921	46
1922	67
1923	75
1924	210
1925	127
1926	182
1927	136
1928	166
1929	324
1930	264
1931	233
1932	550
1933	622
1934	654
1935	584
1936	385
1937	502
1938	373
1939	303
1940	333
1941	497
1942	532
1943	578
1944	377
1945	497
1946	642
1947	555
1948	460
1949	1,102
1950	849
1951	668
1952	644
1953	937
1954	407
1955	413
1956	504
1957	320
1958	427
1959	519
1960	408
1961	531
1962	368
1963	416
1964	621
1965	657
1966	596
1967	1,263
1968	604
1969	493
1970	502
1971	464
1972	518
1973	874
1974	895
1975	939
1976	627
1977	500
1978	809
1979	459
1980	671
1981	649
1982	642
1983	1,167
1984	619
1985	901
1986	964
1987	909
1988	651
1989	823
1990	749
1991	687
1992	1,010
1993	1,122
1994	1,291
1995	1,165
1996	823
1997	1,161
1998	1,159
1999	925
2000	1,613
2001	904
2002	778
2003	1,254
2004	827
2005	901
2006	1,157
2007	976
2008	1,204
2009	1,003
2010	1,313
2011	1,071
2012	874
2013	775
2014	515
2015	661
2016	522
2017	686
2018	399
2019	800
2020	689
2021	751
2022	1,016
2023	720
2024	938
2025	359
2026	521

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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	226
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1