Weather Records on 20 October 1962

733 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1962. Highest significance: Uliman (Brentwood), AU.

Key Facts for 20 October 1962

On 20 October 1962, 733 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 686 daily.
Uliman (Brentwood) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 20 October 1962.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

733 stations

733 station records on 20 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Warrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Mia Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Windy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa Ag. Res. STN.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri (Mollee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Oxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bugaldie (Ulundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bolinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

733 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 638, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	638
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 47, daily 686.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

667 broken records

Margins by which the 667 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1962

Top 20 records on 20 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1962	Uliman (Brentwood), AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	75 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1962	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1962	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1962	Blackville Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1962	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1962	Beatrice, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1962	Girilambone (Ampol), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1962	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1962	Quambone Station, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1962	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1962	Kickerbell, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1962	Weatherford, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1962	Narrabri West Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1962	Ulamambri Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1962	Blackville (Welton Dale), AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1962	Blackville (Krui Vale), AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1962	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1962	Monmouth, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1962	Densmore 2N, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1962	Millers Creek, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	57 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

1806 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1962. 1962 had 733 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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	516
20 to 40	117
40 to 60	27
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1