Weather Records on 15 October 1962

1,009 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1962. Highest significance: Culbertson, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 1962

On 15 October 1962, 1,009 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
713 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 967 daily.
Culbertson set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 15 October 1962.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,009 stations

1,009 station records on 15 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Frazer	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalyandrug	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tagus	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Patillas Dam	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chiautla de Tapia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kosigi(Kesigi)	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Midale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Souris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,009 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 558, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 15 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	558
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 15 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 967.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

785 broken records

Margins by which the 785 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1962

Top 20 records on 15 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1962	Culbertson, US	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1962	Oroville Brg, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1962	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1962	Hamiota, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1962	Haxby 18 SW, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1962	Watford City, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1962	Frazer, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1962	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1962	Crosby, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1962	Westhope, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1962	Kalyandrug, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1962	Tagus, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1962	Giddalore, IN	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1962	Bantwal, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1962	Patillas Dam, PR	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1962	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1962	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1962	Pierson, CA	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1962	Vaniyambadi, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1962	Chiautla de Tapia, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	42 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

1794 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 1,009 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	762
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1