Weather Records on 5 September 1962

922 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1962. Highest significance: Lefroy, AU.

Key Facts for 5 September 1962

On 5 September 1962, 922 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 655 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 911 daily.
Lefroy set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 5 September 1962.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

922 stations

922 station records on 5 September 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lefroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danbulla Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gadgarra Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sehore Qasba	India	Record daily precipitation	145.1 mm (5.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

922 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 297, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 358, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 September 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	297
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	358
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 911.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

724 broken records

Margins by which the 724 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1962

Top 20 records on 5 September 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1962	Lefroy, AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1962	Karikode, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1962	Konni, IN	monthly rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1962	Sharpes Siding, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1962	Orogrande, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1962	Ft Grant, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1962	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1962	Thiruvalla, IN	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1962	Adur, IN	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1962	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1962	Stephenville Clark Fld, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1962	Danbulla Forestry, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1962	Mamanguape, BR	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1962	Millaa Millaa Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1962	Thadikarekonam, IN	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1962	Julatten, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1962	Narjan Mar, RU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1962	Huetamo, MX	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1962	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1962	Muvattupuzha, IN	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	12 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

1802 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1962. 1962 had 922 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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Data for records on 1962-09-05: 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 20	685
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2