Weather Records on 13 September 1962

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1962. Highest significance: Gudur(Guduru), IN.

Key Facts for 13 September 1962

On 13 September 1962, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 373 daily.
Gudur(Guduru) set a daily record precipitation of 97.5 mm (3.8 in) on 13 September 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

378 stations

378 station records on 13 September 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gudur(Guduru)	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	158.1 mm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baswa	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Panipat	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hassanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anupgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rajim	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chaurai	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chhata	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Okay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 13 September 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 September 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1962

Top 20 records on 13 September 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1962	Gudur(Guduru), IN	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1962	Marquette, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1962	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1962	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1962	Mahabalipuram Obsy, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1962	Skjomen, NO	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1962	Gull Lake Biological STN, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1962	Aunet, NO	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1962	Grand Haven Fire Dept, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1962	Naraingarh, IN	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1962	Ramnagaram, IN	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1962	Haskote, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1962	Irikkur, IN	daily rain	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1962	Nawanshahr, IN	daily rain	158.1 mm (6.2 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1962	Baswa, IN	all-time rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1962	Gogland, RU	monthly rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1962	Vaniyambadi, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1962	Pine Bluff, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1962	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1962	Nalgonda, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	31 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

1793 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 378 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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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 10	221
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1