Weather Records on 7 November 1962

337 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 November 1962. Highest significance: Mont-Aigoual, FR.

Key Facts for 7 November 1962

On 7 November 1962, 337 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 333 daily.
Mont-Aigoual set a daily record precipitation of 209.0 mm (8.2 in) on 7 November 1962.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

337 stations

337 station records on 7 November 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 November 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bon Accord Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gaborone	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kizljar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mimosa Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Molepolole	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kameeldrift-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Klipkop-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

337 records

Records set or tied on 7 November 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 7 November 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 7 November 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 333.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

276 broken records

Margins by which the 276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 November 1962

Top 20 records on 7 November 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 November 1962	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1962	Saint-Germain-Les-Belles, FR	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1962	Catus, FR	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1962	Baudette, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1962	Bon Accord Dam, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1962	Poitiers - Biard, FR	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1962	Rolfontein, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1962	New Market, ZA	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1962	Karina, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1962	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1962	Gaborone, BW	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1962	Kizljar, RU	monthly rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1962	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1962	Mimosa Park, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1962	Rosherville (Pow), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1962	Binghamton Wb City, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1962	Molepolole, BW	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1962	Paterson, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1962	Poughkeepsie, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1962	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	30 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

1794 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 337 records.

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

Records on 11-07 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1834	1
1835	1
1842	1
1845	2
1847	1
1851	1
1852	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	3
1864	3
1868	2
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1878	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1891	3
1893	4
1894	1
1895	9
1896	2
1899	14
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	16
1904	4
1905	4
1906	14
1907	12
1908	18
1909	11
1910	44
1911	19
1912	68
1913	25
1914	35
1915	26
1916	94
1917	34
1918	41
1919	59
1920	18
1921	112
1922	72
1923	90
1924	858
1925	438
1926	79
1927	398
1928	104
1929	104
1930	476
1931	500
1932	320
1933	449
1934	714
1935	302
1936	649
1937	209
1938	1,381
1939	214
1940	198
1941	344
1942	467
1943	550
1944	612
1945	846
1946	471
1947	313
1948	516
1949	554
1950	212
1951	1,356
1952	249
1953	1,170
1954	297
1955	487
1956	295
1957	314
1958	206
1959	1,315
1960	374
1961	347
1962	337
1963	694
1964	277
1965	241
1966	657
1967	780
1968	534
1969	624
1970	483
1971	1,487
1972	565
1973	912
1974	511
1975	1,233
1976	493
1977	1,030
1978	622
1979	513
1980	1,522
1981	616
1982	482
1983	835
1984	460
1985	489
1986	1,198
1987	760
1988	746
1989	980
1990	1,501
1991	3,082
1992	1,084
1993	1,211
1994	910
1995	1,165
1996	2,102
1997	1,053
1998	921
1999	1,535
2000	2,129
2001	1,024
2002	711
2003	1,424
2004	766
2005	1,443
2006	1,556
2007	557
2008	875
2009	798
2010	1,271
2011	1,039
2012	852
2013	809
2014	368
2015	1,676
2016	1,048
2017	848
2018	514
2019	594
2020	1,508
2021	490
2022	1,293
2023	684
2024	1,293
2025	319

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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	251
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1