Weather Records on 10 September 1962

798 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 September 1962. Highest significance: Maxwelton Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 10 September 1962

On 10 September 1962, 798 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 380 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 777 daily.
Maxwelton Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 10 September 1962.
Across 166 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

798 stations

798 station records on 10 September 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 September 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Alni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Khambha	India	Record daily precipitation	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	126.1 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Birricannia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	254.4 mm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburra Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nasik	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sangareddi(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Khandala	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jejuri	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Afton Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indapur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pandharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gonvick 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waneta	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hingoli	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

798 records

Records set or tied on 10 September 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 278, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 10 September 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	278
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 September 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 777.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 September 1962

Top 20 records on 10 September 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 September 1962	Maxwelton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1962	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1962	Alni, AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1962	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1962	Glenbervie Station, AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1962	Katandra, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1962	Uanda, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1962	Bhor, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1962	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1962	Dagworth Station, AU	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1962	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1962	Khambha, IN	monthly rain	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1962	Shrigonda, IN	daily rain	126.1 mm (5.0 in)	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1962	Dutton River Station, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1962	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1962	Zara Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1962	Malboona, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1962	Glenlyon Station, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1962	Hughenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1962	Birricannia, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	54 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

1812 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1962. 1962 had 798 records.

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

Records on 09-10 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1818	1
1838	2
1841	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1850	2
1854	3
1857	1
1858	1
1865	5
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	1
1897	7
1898	4
1899	10
1901	1
1902	10
1903	13
1904	5
1905	7
1906	23
1907	15
1908	15
1909	25
1910	26
1911	8
1912	62
1913	24
1914	43
1915	53
1916	15
1917	79
1918	33
1919	42
1920	132
1921	207
1922	78
1923	38
1924	335
1925	197
1926	68
1927	262
1928	109
1929	282
1930	161
1931	724
1932	258
1933	333
1934	247
1935	478
1936	336
1937	376
1938	369
1939	386
1940	410
1941	389
1942	271
1943	352
1944	470
1945	334
1946	295
1947	534
1948	432
1949	793
1950	394
1951	344
1952	476
1953	250
1954	271
1955	376
1956	834
1957	332
1958	435
1959	670
1960	376
1961	459
1962	798
1963	384
1964	710
1965	355
1966	330
1967	512
1968	846
1969	635
1970	582
1971	400
1972	477
1973	559
1974	522
1975	528
1976	1,041
1977	391
1978	883
1979	563
1980	716
1981	629
1982	687
1983	1,329
1984	824
1985	1,140
1986	960
1987	574
1988	783
1989	1,098
1990	782
1991	827
1992	745
1993	936
1994	816
1995	643
1996	1,003
1997	829
1998	1,832
1999	1,068
2000	1,088
2001	1,129
2002	1,298
2003	1,149
2004	652
2005	1,173
2006	1,110
2007	866
2008	975
2009	636
2010	1,273
2011	1,235
2012	793
2013	1,198
2014	894
2015	789
2016	1,085
2017	674
2018	1,030
2019	816
2020	2,105
2021	1,311
2022	633
2023	1,114
2024	933
2025	583
2026	832

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Data for records on 1962-09-10: 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 25	577
25 to 50	48
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1