Weather Records on 9 October 1962

508 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1962. Highest significance: Andenes, NO.

Key Facts for 9 October 1962

On 9 October 1962, 508 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 494 daily.
Andenes set an all-time record daily precipitation of 71.5 mm (2.8 in) on 9 October 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

508 stations

508 station records on 9 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Korana "Xorana"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ayikudi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort C/K	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mirajgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Qacha's Nek	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

508 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 299.

Records on 9 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 494.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1962

Top 20 records on 9 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1962	Andenes, NO	all-time rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1962	Berlin (Sar), ZA	daily rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	94.9 mm (3.7 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1962	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1962	Idalia, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1962	Korana "Xorana", ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1962	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1962	Mavelikara, IN	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1962	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1962	Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1962	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1962	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1962	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1962	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1962	Bergplaats, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1962	Ashland, US	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1962	Ayikudi, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1962	Cwencwe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1962	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1962	Haripad, IN	daily rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1962	Pamban, IN	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	40 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

1793 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 508 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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	348
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1