Weather Records on 15 September 1962

557 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1962. Highest significance: Quambatook South, AU.

Key Facts for 15 September 1962

On 15 September 1962, 557 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 530 daily.
Quambatook South set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 15 September 1962.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

557 stations

557 station records on 15 September 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Woornack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower Gee Tee Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill (Salisbury (Lynbar))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nandaly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corack East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Diapur (Bleak House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lawloit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rupanyup (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Diapur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moira Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marnoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yanga (Warne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Korong Vale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minyip (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merrigum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berriwillock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

557 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 429, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 15 September 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	429
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1962

Top 20 records on 15 September 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1962	Quambatook South, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1962	Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1962	Woornack, AU	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1962	Moama, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1962	Teriberka, RU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1962	Yanac North, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1962	Gunbower Gee Tee Stud, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1962	Burrumbuttock (Holyrood), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1962	Lillimur Estate, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1962	Nhill (Salisbury (Lynbar)), AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1962	Warracknabeal Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1962	Kerang (Meran Downs), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1962	Canary Island South, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1962	Nandaly, AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1962	Dimboola, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1962	Ninyeunook, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1962	Glenlee, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1962	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1962	Calivil, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1962	Nathalia (Post Office), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	50 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

1797 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1962. 1962 had 557 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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	408
20 to 40	75
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1