Weather Records on 1 October 1962

376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1962. Highest significance: Kulattur, IN.

Key Facts for 1 October 1962

On 1 October 1962, 376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 370 daily.
Kulattur set a daily record precipitation of 115.2 mm (4.5 in) on 1 October 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

376 stations

376 station records on 1 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lefroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wyandotte 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ranaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

376 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 279, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 1 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 370.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

327 broken records

Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1962

Top 20 records on 1 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1962	Kulattur, IN	daily rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1962	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1962	Cinclare, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1962	Houston, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1962	Darsi, IN	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1962	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1962	Paratinga, BR	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1962	Hambantota, LK	monthly high min	26.3 C (79.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1962	Haveri, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1962	Amite, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1962	Salem, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1962	Lihue 1020, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1962	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1962	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1962	Lefroy, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1962	Paris, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1962	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1962	Vytegra, RU	daily high min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	70 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1962	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1962	Marshall, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	28 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

1813 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1962. 1962 had 376 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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	253
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1