Weather Records on 26 October 1962

1,136 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1962. Highest significance: Pickens 1, US.

Key Facts for 26 October 1962

On 26 October 1962, 1,136 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 753 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 142 monthly and 993 daily.
Pickens 1 set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 26 October 1962.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,136 stations

1,136 station records on 26 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimunipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aroostook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	163.2 mm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Owk	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,136 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 372, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 381, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 160, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 26 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	372
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	381
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	160
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 26 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 142, daily 993.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

893 broken records

Margins by which the 893 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1962

Top 20 records on 26 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1962	Pickens 1, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1962	Grand Falls, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1962	Anakapalli, IN	daily rain	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	127.1 mm (5.0 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1962	Colchester 2 W, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1962	Hiram, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1962	Gardiner, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 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)
26 October 1962	Warren 3 S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1962	Polis, CY	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1962	Angola, US	monthly snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1962	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1962	Bhimunipatnam, IN	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1962	Sirsi, IN	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1962	Malayattur, IN	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1962	Aroostook, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1962	Bhimavaram, IN	daily rain	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1962	Hiram, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1962	Frostburg, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1962	Weston, US	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1962	Karikode, IN	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	43 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

1816 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1962. 1962 had 1,136 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	757
25 to 50	64
50 to 75	36
75 to 100	16
100 to 125	10
125 to 150	6
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2