Weather Records on 23 October 1962

141 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1962. Highest significance: Woodstock, CA.

Key Facts for 23 October 1962

On 23 October 1962, 141 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 137 daily.
Woodstock set a monthly record daily snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 23 October 1962.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

141 stations

141 station records on 23 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rapide Blanc	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amontada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vitim	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piler(Pileru)	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

141 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 56, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	56
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 137.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

114 broken records

Margins by which the 114 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1962

Top 20 records on 23 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1962	Woodstock, CA	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1962	Roberval Nord, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1962	Beachport, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1962	Ennore Obsy, IN	daily rain	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1962	Puttur, IN	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1962	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1962	Athipettu, IN	daily rain	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1962	Sriperumbudur, IN	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1962	Udumalpet, IN	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1962	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1962	Eugenia, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1962	Palamner, IN	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1962	Sullurpet, IN	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1962	Kautokeino, NO	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1962	Enisejsk, RU	daily high max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	67 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1962	Tiruvallur, IN	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1962	Vajda-Guba, RU	daily low min	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1962	Rio Grande City, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1962	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1962	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	48 years	24 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 141 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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	92
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1