Weather Records on 25 October 1962

937 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1962. Highest significance: Turbine, CA.

Key Facts for 25 October 1962

On 25 October 1962, 937 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 620 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 899 daily.
Turbine set a monthly record daily snowfall of 31.2 cm (12.3 in) on 25 October 1962.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

937 stations

937 station records on 25 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Turbine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	247.0 mm (9.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	129.7 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Latehar	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ona	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

937 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 315, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 305, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 146, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 25 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	315
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	305
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	146
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 25 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 899.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

714 broken records

Margins by which the 714 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1962

Top 20 records on 25 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1962	Turbine, CA	monthly snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1962	Narsipatnam, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1962	Malakapuram, IN	daily rain	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1962	Yellamanchili, IN	daily rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	110.9 mm (4.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1962	Guelph Oac, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1962	Sompeta, IN	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1962	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1962	Dolphin@S Nose Obsy, IN	daily rain	247.0 mm (9.7 in)	170.8 mm (6.7 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1962	Barabinsk, RU	monthly rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1962	Kalingapatam, IN	monthly rain	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1962	Big Rapids Wtp, US	monthly snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1962	Chipurupally, IN	daily rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1962	Port Stanley, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1962	Anakapalli, IN	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1962	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1962	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1962	Peterborough, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1962	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1962	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1962	Orangeville, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	78 years	40 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

1800 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1962. 1962 had 937 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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	657
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1