Weather Records on 11 October 1962

857 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1962. Highest significance: Cedarville, US.

Key Facts for 11 October 1962

On 11 October 1962, 857 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
546 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 844 daily.
Cedarville set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 11 October 1962.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

857 stations

857 station records on 11 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morehouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dhond	India	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cummings	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hughes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

857 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 255, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 291, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	255
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	291
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 844.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

654 broken records

Margins by which the 654 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1962

Top 20 records on 11 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1962	Cedarville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1962	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	monthly rain	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1962	Yreka, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1962	Healdsburg, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1962	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1962	Berkeley, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1962	Binghamton Wb City, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1962	San Francisco Dwtn, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1962	Graton, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1962	Upper Lake 2 N, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1962	Colfax, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1962	Susanville 2SW, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1962	De Sabla, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1962	Ashland, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1962	Ukiah, US	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1962	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1962	Chester, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1962	Enisejsk, RU	daily low min	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1962	Nilambur, IN	monthly rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1962	Morehouse, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	39 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 857 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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 50	644
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1