Weather Records on 27 October 1962

704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1962. Highest significance: Lingasugur, IN.

Key Facts for 27 October 1962

On 27 October 1962, 704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 418 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 131 monthly and 573 daily.
Lingasugur set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 27 October 1962.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

704 stations

704 station records on 27 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lingasugur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paramirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kathghora	India	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

704 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 300, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 27 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	300
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 27 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 131, daily 573.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

565 broken records

Margins by which the 565 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1962

Top 20 records on 27 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1962	Lingasugur, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	First Connecticut Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	Carmel, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	Yellapur, IN	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	Southern Pines 2 W, US	monthly low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	Paramirim, BR	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	Kathghora, IN	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	Tarboro 1 S, US	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	monthly low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	Macharla, IN	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	Millinocket, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	Cuddapah, IN	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	Khurai, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	Carmel, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	Waverly, US	monthly low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	Lexington, US	monthly low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1962	Bic, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	37 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

1802 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1962. 1962 had 704 records.

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

Records on 10-27 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1831	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1847	2
1849	2
1856	2
1861	1
1866	4
1869	4
1870	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	5
1888	3
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1898	4
1899	14
1900	9
1901	5
1902	8
1903	23
1904	6
1905	11
1906	11
1907	9
1908	16
1909	13
1910	14
1911	20
1912	42
1913	91
1914	54
1915	65
1916	28
1917	45
1918	77
1919	74
1920	98
1921	37
1922	97
1923	63
1924	104
1925	383
1926	176
1927	521
1928	162
1929	92
1930	158
1931	241
1932	319
1933	313
1934	173
1935	266
1936	725
1937	477
1938	160
1939	836
1940	605
1941	409
1942	629
1943	479
1944	519
1945	674
1946	450
1947	551
1948	160
1949	182
1950	603
1951	269
1952	640
1953	285
1954	493
1955	578
1956	339
1957	1,116
1958	163
1959	376
1960	180
1961	428
1962	704
1963	798
1964	294
1965	284
1966	256
1967	485
1968	436
1969	532
1970	1,071
1971	1,157
1972	694
1973	719
1974	384
1975	424
1976	1,387
1977	608
1978	593
1979	553
1980	1,148
1981	1,076
1982	793
1983	707
1984	1,183
1985	592
1986	531
1987	863
1988	829
1989	1,506
1990	441
1991	1,722
1992	703
1993	667
1994	894
1995	1,238
1996	1,651
1997	2,783
1998	1,696
1999	991
2000	832
2001	1,100
2002	1,040
2003	1,669
2004	1,546
2005	897
2006	1,442
2007	950
2008	650
2009	954
2010	1,676
2011	690
2012	991
2013	706
2014	973
2015	395
2016	761
2017	582
2018	701
2019	1,364
2020	2,886
2021	536
2022	657
2023	1,668
2024	694
2025	524

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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	496
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1