Weather Records on 21 October 1962

359 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1962. Highest significance: Sulitjelma, NO.

Key Facts for 21 October 1962

On 21 October 1962, 359 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 355 daily.
Sulitjelma set a daily record precipitation of 58.8 mm (2.3 in) on 21 October 1962.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

359 stations

359 station records on 21 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Abisko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edna 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesville 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leeudoringstad (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belzoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pavillion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein "Rietpan"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

359 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 21 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 21 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1962

Top 20 records on 21 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1962	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Riksgransen, SE	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Abisko, SE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Steigen, NO	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Batesville, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Bones I Bardu, NO	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Skjomen, NO	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Andenes, NO	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Helena, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Edna 3 SW, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	115 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Utica, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Bream Creek (Stroud), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Hollowaysrust, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Jonesville 4 N, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1962	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 359 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	234
10 to 20	43
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1