Weather Records on 24 November 1962

299 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1962. Highest significance: Sand I Ryfylke II, NO.

Key Facts for 24 November 1962

On 24 November 1962, 299 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 294 daily.
Sand I Ryfylke II set a daily record snow depth of 32.0 cm (12.6 in) on 24 November 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

299 stations

299 station records on 24 November 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swaelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hartebeestpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Choshi	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holcombe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pender Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

299 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 65, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 24 November 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 24 November 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 294.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

238 broken records

Margins by which the 238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1962

Top 20 records on 24 November 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1962	Sand I Ryfylke II, NO	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1962	Geisenheim, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1962	Vanur, IN	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1962	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1962	Saltspring Island, CA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1962	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1962	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low min	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1962	Bamberg, DE	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1962	Nurnberg, DE	daily low max	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1962	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low max	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1962	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1962	Swaelfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1962	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1962	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily low max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1962	Regensburg, DE	daily low max	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1962	Plauen, DE	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1962	Bjuraker, SE	daily low max	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1962	Green Bay, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1962	Magdeburg, DE	daily low min	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	77 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1962	Hartebeestpoort, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	31 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

1793 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 299 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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 50	222
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1