Weather Records on 9 November 1962

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 November 1962. Highest significance: Durham, US.

Key Facts for 9 November 1962

On 9 November 1962, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 587 daily.
Durham set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 9 November 1962.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 9 November 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 November 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Dam 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yajlju	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mangums Store 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turkeen Sfr 151	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Depalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 9 November 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 449, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 9 November 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	449
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 November 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 587.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

541 broken records

Margins by which the 541 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 November 1962

Top 20 records on 9 November 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 November 1962	Durham, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1962	Niagara Falls, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1962	Marion, US	monthly rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1962	Tallapoosa 2 N, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1962	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1962	Marion, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1962	Grimsby, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1962	Laurens, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1962	Oneonta, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1962	Pinehurst Sthrn Pines, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1962	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1962	Statesville 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1962	Ridgetown, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1962	Cordele, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1962	Washington Dam 19, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1962	St Catharines Cda, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1962	Resaca, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1962	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1962	Elberton 2 N, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1962	Yajlju, RU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	47 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

1794 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 611 records.

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

Records on 11-09 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1828	1
1835	1
1849	1
1856	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	2
1875	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	20
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	3
1900	2
1901	2
1902	6
1903	3
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	3
1908	13
1909	11
1910	8
1911	15
1912	12
1913	50
1914	45
1915	34
1916	45
1917	121
1918	19
1919	76
1920	96
1921	176
1922	21
1923	191
1924	89
1925	224
1926	341
1927	213
1928	81
1929	120
1930	280
1931	997
1932	308
1933	652
1934	442
1935	276
1936	368
1937	354
1938	360
1939	346
1940	611
1941	604
1942	384
1943	521
1944	299
1945	1,211
1946	773
1947	499
1948	439
1949	310
1950	903
1951	506
1952	471
1953	483
1954	675
1955	605
1956	426
1957	341
1958	460
1959	309
1960	488
1961	382
1962	611
1963	362
1964	374
1965	227
1966	1,529
1967	629
1968	681
1969	508
1970	603
1971	887
1972	432
1973	996
1974	430
1975	1,339
1976	1,154
1977	1,361
1978	726
1979	815
1980	916
1981	883
1982	1,189
1983	872
1984	920
1985	1,472
1986	1,766
1987	614
1988	588
1989	967
1990	994
1991	2,382
1992	929
1993	715
1994	885
1995	1,304
1996	1,262
1997	774
1998	1,214
1999	2,238
2000	2,444
2001	811
2002	872
2003	732
2004	874
2005	1,655
2006	1,236
2007	744
2008	523
2009	714
2010	1,201
2011	1,082
2012	927
2013	451
2014	475
2015	976
2016	1,247
2017	413
2018	1,217
2019	921
2020	2,410
2021	413
2022	1,489
2023	637
2024	839
2025	499

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Data for records on 1962-11-09: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	380
10 to 20	85
20 to 30	39
30 to 40	19
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	8
60 to 70	1