Weather Records on 31 October 1962

344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1962. Highest significance: Cap Chat, CA.

Key Facts for 31 October 1962

On 31 October 1962, 344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 341 daily.
Cap Chat set a daily record precipitation of 52.3 mm (2.1 in) on 31 October 1962.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

344 stations

344 station records on 31 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mallow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Barracks	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caliente	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
York Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arendtsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

344 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 31 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 31 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 341.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1962

Top 20 records on 31 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1962	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1962	Imphal (C.Hosp), IN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1962	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1962	Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1962	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1962	Mallow, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1962	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1962	Rooiberg, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1962	Causapscal, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1962	St George, CA	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1962	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1962	Kahuku 912, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1962	Illawarra, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1962	Agartala, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1962	Calarasi, RO	daily high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	10.1 C (18.2 F)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1962	Chester, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1962	Forsyth 2 E, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1962	Confluence 1 NW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1962	La Malbaie, CA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1962	Halflong Obsy, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	29 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

1805 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1962. 1962 had 344 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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 10	241
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2