Weather Records on 7 September 1962

729 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 1962. Highest significance: Fort Macleod, CA.

Key Facts for 7 September 1962

On 7 September 1962, 729 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 532 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 722 daily.
Fort Macleod set a daily record snowfall of 16.0 cm (6.3 in) on 7 September 1962.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

729 stations

729 station records on 7 September 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bijawar	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lefroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Pryor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

729 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 267, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 265, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 18.

Records on 7 September 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	267
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	265
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 September 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 722.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 1962

Top 20 records on 7 September 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1962	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1962	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1962	Bowie, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1962	Americus, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1962	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1962	Szombathely, HU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1962	Maple Creek, CA	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1962	Honey Grove, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1962	Hugo, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1962	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1962	Fulton, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1962	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1962	Bijawar, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1962	Lefroy, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1962	Putnam, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1962	Vulcan, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1962	Lethbridge Cda, CA	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1962	Colchester 2 W, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1962	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	73 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1962	Woodstock, CA	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 729 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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Data for records on 1962-09-07: 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	548
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1