Weather Records on 10 October 1962

495 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1962. Highest significance: Lakeview 2 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 1962

On 10 October 1962, 495 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 476 daily.
Lakeview 2 NNW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 10 October 1962.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

495 stations

495 station records on 10 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dwaleni	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dunsmuir	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zilverhout	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

495 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 10 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 476.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1962

Top 20 records on 10 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1962	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Ganca, AZ	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Paisley, US	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Susanville 2SW, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Tulelake, US	all-time rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Harrison 1 NNW, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Mankayane, SZ	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Cedarville, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Ft Bidwell, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Adur, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Ramanathapuram, IN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Valley Falls, US	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Hayfork 2 W, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Round Grove, US	all-time rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1962	Madha, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	36 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 495 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	325
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1