Weather Records on 18 September 1962

360 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 September 1962. Highest significance: Parnu, EE.

Key Facts for 18 September 1962

On 18 September 1962, 360 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 351 daily.
Parnu set a daily record precipitation of 35.2 mm (1.4 in) on 18 September 1962.
Across 163 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

360 stations

360 station records on 18 September 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 September 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.9 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sangareddi(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulug	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rayanapally	India	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Najahan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Borlam	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hoffmeister 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Silver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clallam Bay 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malpura	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hornsby (Pretoria Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pocharam	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baswa	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Liverpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Medchel	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

360 records

Records set or tied on 18 September 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 139.

Records on 18 September 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 September 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 351.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

283 broken records

Margins by which the 283 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 September 1962

Top 20 records on 18 September 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 September 1962	Parnu, EE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1962	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1962	Chandrapur, IN	daily rain	130.9 mm (5.2 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1962	Sangareddi(Rev), IN	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1962	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1962	Bhainsdehi, IN	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1962	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily low max	8.6 C (47.5 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1962	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1962	Pahala 21, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1962	Uccle, BE	daily low max	12.4 C (54.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1962	Mulug, IN	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1962	Yielima Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	59 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1962	Freiburg, DE	daily low max	12.1 C (53.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	79 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1962	Rayanapally, IN	all-time rain	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1962	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low min	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1962	Regensburg, DE	daily low max	11.5 C (52.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1962	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low max	10.8 C (51.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1962	Chemnitz, DE	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1962	Najahan, RU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1962	Mutual, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	30 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

1803 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1962. 1962 had 360 records.

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

Records on 09-18 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1811	1
1814	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1834	1
1835	1
1837	2
1847	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	4
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1889	6
1890	1
1891	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	58
1904	6
1905	22
1906	16
1907	4
1908	11
1909	17
1910	5
1911	8
1912	43
1913	44
1914	56
1915	41
1916	58
1917	99
1918	57
1919	48
1920	56
1921	213
1922	45
1923	114
1924	62
1925	269
1926	205
1927	189
1928	114
1929	309
1930	124
1931	429
1932	226
1933	370
1934	188
1935	281
1936	155
1937	422
1938	373
1939	190
1940	402
1941	318
1942	1,001
1943	624
1944	503
1945	732
1946	576
1947	927
1948	427
1949	356
1950	370
1951	320
1952	340
1953	245
1954	446
1955	672
1956	587
1957	429
1958	491
1959	829
1960	351
1961	478
1962	360
1963	453
1964	282
1965	1,172
1966	498
1967	357
1968	763
1969	424
1970	377
1971	1,245
1972	691
1973	593
1974	559
1975	976
1976	615
1977	619
1978	1,162
1979	709
1980	652
1981	1,671
1982	603
1983	936
1984	951
1985	636
1986	730
1987	1,244
1988	997
1989	778
1990	904
1991	1,377
1992	821
1993	747
1994	852
1995	935
1996	1,237
1997	935
1998	1,038
1999	583
2000	1,146
2001	993
2002	828
2003	815
2004	1,027
2005	781
2006	1,309
2007	670
2008	697
2009	692
2010	1,040
2011	1,050
2012	922
2013	666
2014	682
2015	934
2016	893
2017	518
2018	1,200
2019	768
2020	682
2021	582
2022	613
2023	639
2024	687
2025	471
2026	864

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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	235
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1