Weather Records on 30 September 1962

202 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 September 1962. Highest significance: Bull Harbour, CA.

Key Facts for 30 September 1962

On 30 September 1962, 202 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 192 daily.
Bull Harbour set a monthly record daily precipitation of 117.1 mm (4.6 in) on 30 September 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

202 stations

202 station records on 30 September 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 September 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berrings	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiautla de Tapia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tepeaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

202 records

Records set or tied on 30 September 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 September 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 September 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 192.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

165 broken records

Margins by which the 165 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 September 1962

Top 20 records on 30 September 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 September 1962	Bull Harbour, CA	monthly rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 September 1962	Dumont 2 ENE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1962	Port Alice, CA	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1962	Deadwood, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1962	Buskala Rch, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1962	Buskala Rch, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1962	Berrings, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1962	Lead, US	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1962	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1962	Daytona Beach, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1962	Chiautla de Tapia, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1962	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1962	Zamora, ES	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1962	Chillicothe 2S, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1962	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1962	Waycross 4 NE, US	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1962	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1962	Udayagiri, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1962	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1962	Ekalaka, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	56 years	29 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

1806 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1962. 1962 had 202 records.

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

Records on 09-30 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1813	1
1817	1
1819	2
1834	1
1841	1
1842	1
1847	1
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1868	2
1869	3
1870	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	5
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	8
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	4
1901	11
1902	7
1903	9
1904	14
1905	25
1906	14
1907	16
1908	18
1909	10
1910	5
1911	47
1912	47
1913	10
1914	33
1915	84
1916	209
1917	19
1918	45
1919	28
1920	71
1921	61
1922	71
1923	183
1924	243
1925	211
1926	194
1927	486
1928	560
1929	181
1930	110
1931	225
1932	363
1933	437
1934	398
1935	209
1936	432
1937	417
1938	428
1939	371
1940	316
1941	482
1942	405
1943	404
1944	369
1945	889
1946	320
1947	433
1948	267
1949	366
1950	731
1951	597
1952	504
1953	1,136
1954	1,059
1955	406
1956	350
1957	663
1958	442
1959	1,159
1960	161
1961	618
1962	202
1963	818
1964	332
1965	459
1966	592
1967	859
1968	449
1969	465
1970	334
1971	1,359
1972	676
1973	407
1974	742
1975	686
1976	775
1977	870
1978	399
1979	479
1980	832
1981	688
1982	806
1983	1,102
1984	1,267
1985	1,892
1986	1,805
1987	649
1988	453
1989	713
1990	665
1991	949
1992	980
1993	988
1994	816
1995	1,061
1996	1,396
1997	729
1998	1,206
1999	1,144
2000	887
2001	699
2002	677
2003	1,079
2004	573
2005	761
2006	617
2007	841
2008	585
2009	826
2010	1,059
2011	1,258
2012	637
2013	634
2014	529
2015	997
2016	746
2017	404
2018	717
2019	2,192
2020	554
2021	823
2022	563
2023	1,012
2024	948
2025	559
2026	529

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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	150
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1