Weather Records on 16 October 1962

504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1962. Highest significance: Paarl (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 16 October 1962

On 16 October 1962, 504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
296 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 499 daily.
Paarl (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 16 October 1962.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

504 stations

504 station records on 16 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aiyansh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boontjieskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

504 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 202, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	202
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1962

Top 20 records on 16 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1962	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1962	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1962	Tioga 1E, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1962	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1962	Cape Town Maitland (Cem), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1962	Mohall, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1962	Aiyansh, CA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1962	Powers Lake 1N, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1962	Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1962	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1962	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1962	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1962	Bowbells, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1962	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1962	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1962	Tirukoilur, IN	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1962	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1962	Brockville, CA	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1962	Welland, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1962	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	35 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

1796 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1962. 1962 had 504 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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	331
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1