Weather Records on 19 November 1962

570 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 November 1962. Highest significance: Kamferskraal, ZA.

Key Facts for 19 November 1962

On 19 November 1962, 570 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 557 daily.
Kamferskraal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 19 November 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

570 stations

570 station records on 19 November 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 November 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brisco	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tierhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Scenic	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Knight L C,Balgowan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spruce	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maclure Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mamit Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itabatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adolphskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hobhouse 23	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heartsease	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenham	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

570 records

Records set or tied on 19 November 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 19 November 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 19 November 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 November 1962

Top 20 records on 19 November 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 November 1962	Kamferskraal, ZA	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1962	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1962	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1962	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1962	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1962	Brisco, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1962	Tierhoek, ZA	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1962	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1962	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1962	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1962	Nazareth House Farm, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1962	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1962	Scenic, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1962	Willapa Harbor, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1962	Beaverlodge Cda, CA	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1962	Clearwater, US	monthly rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1962	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1962	Port Townsend, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1962	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1962	Waterford, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	45 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

1793 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 570 records.

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

Records on 11-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1816	3
1829	2
1835	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	2
1861	1
1864	1
1865	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	10
1891	4
1892	1
1894	2
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	14
1901	13
1902	18
1903	14
1904	21
1905	15
1906	35
1907	7
1908	12
1909	13
1910	24
1911	30
1912	24
1913	54
1914	62
1915	24
1916	14
1917	31
1918	16
1919	56
1920	12
1921	110
1922	32
1923	74
1924	142
1925	363
1926	267
1927	110
1928	228
1929	90
1930	724
1931	232
1932	437
1933	519
1934	500
1935	81
1936	519
1937	672
1938	283
1939	310
1940	231
1941	876
1942	724
1943	504
1944	316
1945	243
1946	723
1947	474
1948	736
1949	408
1950	715
1951	896
1952	183
1953	688
1954	468
1955	573
1956	357
1957	502
1958	270
1959	380
1960	216
1961	352
1962	570
1963	650
1964	811
1965	321
1966	238
1967	353
1968	365
1969	815
1970	306
1971	455
1972	589
1973	607
1974	524
1975	799
1976	392
1977	964
1978	1,840
1979	527
1980	796
1981	632
1982	634
1983	755
1984	522
1985	2,642
1986	1,613
1987	776
1988	626
1989	1,199
1990	525
1991	619
1992	986
1993	932
1994	1,197
1995	1,189
1996	1,854
1997	710
1998	994
1999	590
2000	1,609
2001	998
2002	828
2003	1,367
2004	692
2005	554
2006	754
2007	1,149
2008	1,675
2009	828
2010	599
2011	858
2012	516
2013	458
2014	2,311
2015	1,050
2016	830
2017	449
2018	407
2019	531
2020	1,117
2021	449
2022	1,316
2023	659
2024	889
2025	652

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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	402
20 to 40	63
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	6
120 to 140	1