Weather Records on 11 September 1962

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 September 1962. Highest significance: Coonamble (Pier Pier), AU.

Key Facts for 11 September 1962

On 11 September 1962, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 471 daily.
Coonamble (Pier Pier) set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 11 September 1962.
Across 164 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 11 September 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 September 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartmodder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	222.2 mm (8.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baihar	India	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mehama	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pindron	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bori	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	146.4 mm (5.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Niphad	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tohana	India	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tygerfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saranac Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carina (Wilga Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quambone (Oxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rocco	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 11 September 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 11 September 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 September 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 471.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

390 broken records

Margins by which the 390 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 September 1962

Top 20 records on 11 September 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 September 1962	Coonamble (Pier Pier), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Zwartmodder, ZA	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Gongolgon Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Seoni, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Tanda, IN	daily rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Veraval, IN	daily rain	222.2 mm (8.7 in)	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Three Lynx, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Bonners Ferry, US	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Baihar, IN	daily rain	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Mehama, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Kottayam P.W.D, IN	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Bemetara, IN	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Crandall Creek, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Moran 5WNW, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	1.3 C (34.3 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Paisley, GB	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Pindron, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Dasuya, IN	daily rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1962	Lumberton, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	35 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

1809 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1962. 1962 had 480 records.

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

Records on 09-11 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1814	3
1818	1
1830	1
1836	1
1838	3
1839	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	1
1860	2
1861	1
1863	2
1865	3
1866	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	4
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	15
1903	13
1904	4
1905	5
1906	10
1907	9
1908	20
1909	12
1910	19
1911	9
1912	25
1913	22
1914	52
1915	160
1916	17
1917	88
1918	62
1919	52
1920	158
1921	52
1922	78
1923	44
1924	290
1925	260
1926	137
1927	300
1928	127
1929	206
1930	136
1931	868
1932	210
1933	276
1934	144
1935	410
1936	567
1937	324
1938	288
1939	561
1940	891
1941	210
1942	234
1943	335
1944	446
1945	341
1946	262
1947	611
1948	424
1949	450
1950	462
1951	247
1952	549
1953	392
1954	363
1955	479
1956	539
1957	470
1958	748
1959	488
1960	423
1961	524
1962	480
1963	359
1964	1,195
1965	414
1966	392
1967	478
1968	835
1969	685
1970	474
1971	464
1972	507
1973	612
1974	430
1975	644
1976	920
1977	406
1978	911
1979	596
1980	474
1981	347
1982	862
1983	1,243
1984	888
1985	844
1986	1,221
1987	595
1988	1,019
1989	1,301
1990	840
1991	843
1992	672
1993	809
1994	713
1995	619
1996	1,030
1997	808
1998	1,821
1999	1,073
2000	1,469
2001	826
2002	1,059
2003	1,022
2004	740
2005	1,163
2006	1,132
2007	947
2008	916
2009	774
2010	965
2011	1,051
2012	687
2013	1,207
2014	1,100
2015	683
2016	677
2017	916
2018	763
2019	806
2020	1,235
2021	851
2022	617
2023	1,034
2024	889
2025	917
2026	615

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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	361
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1