Weather Records on 13 November 1962

212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1962. Highest significance: Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA.

Key Facts for 13 November 1962

On 13 November 1962, 212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 210 daily.
Hluhluwe Game Reserve set a daily record precipitation of 100.5 mm (4.0 in) on 13 November 1962.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

212 stations

212 station records on 13 November 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hluhluwe Game Reserve	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Najahan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maandagshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wind River	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sangod	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crownpoint	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Amontada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lagoa da Canoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cintalapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

212 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 58, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 13 November 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	58
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 November 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 210.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

154 broken records

Margins by which the 154 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1962

Top 20 records on 13 November 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1962	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1962	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1962	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1962	Najahan, RU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1962	Louwsburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1962	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1962	Fillmore, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1962	Lowell, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1962	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1962	Uralla (Dumaresq St), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1962	Maandagshoek, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1962	Orono, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1962	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1962	Burketown Post Office, AU	monthly high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1962	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1962	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1962	Trafalgar, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1962	Jhb-Zoological Garden, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1962	Yalta, UA	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1962	Matehuala (Smn), MX	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	21 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

1795 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 212 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	473
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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	139
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1