Weather Records on 3 November 1962

438 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1962. Highest significance: Jasdan, IN.

Key Facts for 3 November 1962

On 3 November 1962, 438 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 400 daily.
Jasdan set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 3 November 1962.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

438 stations

438 station records on 3 November 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jasdan	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mangrol	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ratlam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dharampuri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amod	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tshatsheni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cardston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Armstrong	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

438 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 3 November 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 3 November 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 400.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

359 broken records

Margins by which the 359 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1962

Top 20 records on 3 November 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1962	Jasdan, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1962	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1962	Cornubia, ZA	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1962	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1962	Dhoraji, IN	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1962	Hukeri, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1962	Binghamton Wb City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1962	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1962	Choteau, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1962	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1962	Bizana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1962	Natal Est, Mount Edg, ZA	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1962	Joliette, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1962	Mangrol, IN	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1962	Ratlam, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1962	Buzau, RO	monthly high min	12.9 C (55.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1962	Umtata, ZA	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1962	Clearwater, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1962	Dharampuri, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1962	E Stroudsburg, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	34 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

1821 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1962. 1962 had 438 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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	311
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1