Weather Records on 14 November 1962

314 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 November 1962. Highest significance: St Andrews, CA.

Key Facts for 14 November 1962

On 14 November 1962, 314 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 305 daily.
St Andrews set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 14 November 1962.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

314 stations

314 station records on 14 November 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 November 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zilverhout	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lloydminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rienzi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Doornhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Onder-Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inyoko	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.1 C (-56.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

314 records

Records set or tied on 14 November 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 16.

Records on 14 November 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 November 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 November 1962

Top 20 records on 14 November 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 November 1962	St Andrews, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1962	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1962	Zilverhout, ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1962	Jhb-Norwood, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1962	Ndumu, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1962	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1962	Rosherville (Pow), ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1962	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	monthly rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1962	Champagne (Naf), ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1962	Holbrook, US	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1962	Halden, NO	monthly rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1962	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1962	Springs-Olympia Park, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1962	Orje, NO	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1962	Gemsbokfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1962	Jhb-Vrededorp, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1962	Casa Grande, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1962	Lloydminster, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1962	Celaya (Smn), MX	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1962	Kareepoort, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	32 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

1801 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1962. 1962 had 314 records.

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

Records on 11-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	2
1820	1
1823	2
1825	1
1835	3
1839	1
1842	1
1847	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1873	4
1874	2
1875	3
1876	3
1879	3
1880	3
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	5
1899	6
1900	3
1901	12
1902	14
1903	5
1904	17
1905	37
1906	27
1907	5
1908	20
1909	39
1910	7
1911	18
1912	19
1913	32
1914	48
1915	45
1916	86
1917	222
1918	25
1919	122
1920	70
1921	70
1922	37
1923	125
1924	114
1925	147
1926	290
1927	189
1928	296
1929	430
1930	437
1931	490
1932	370
1933	390
1934	229
1935	105
1936	348
1937	306
1938	327
1939	343
1940	1,448
1941	429
1942	310
1943	255
1944	467
1945	325
1946	289
1947	371
1948	171
1949	438
1950	551
1951	817
1952	327
1953	849
1954	201
1955	1,660
1956	556
1957	668
1958	862
1959	1,147
1960	315
1961	614
1962	314
1963	521
1964	872
1965	497
1966	415
1967	555
1968	615
1969	824
1970	526
1971	694
1972	1,159
1973	656
1974	485
1975	734
1976	1,079
1977	589
1978	799
1979	551
1980	497
1981	611
1982	644
1983	918
1984	488
1985	1,510
1986	2,074
1987	548
1988	791
1989	1,028
1990	1,203
1991	771
1992	770
1993	2,410
1994	1,318
1995	1,250
1996	879
1997	1,954
1998	877
1999	1,484
2000	1,448
2001	1,251
2002	516
2003	556
2004	1,008
2005	971
2006	1,012
2007	484
2008	720
2009	960
2010	1,606
2011	701
2012	346
2013	525
2014	1,706
2015	675
2016	699
2017	348
2018	906
2019	1,265
2020	592
2021	678
2022	878
2023	545
2024	454
2025	1,288

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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 25	232
25 to 50	11
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1