Weather Records on 1 December 1962

1,073 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1962. Highest significance: Askaniia Nova, UA.

Key Facts for 1 December 1962

On 1 December 1962, 1,073 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
871 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 139 monthly and 934 daily.
Askaniia Nova set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.2 mm (1.3 in) on 1 December 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,073 stations

1,073 station records on 1 December 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Silver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos Altos	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cloquet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,073 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 577, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 294, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 1 December 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	577
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	294
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 1 December 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 139, daily 934.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

863 broken records

Margins by which the 863 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1962

Top 20 records on 1 December 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1962	Askaniia Nova, UA	monthly rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1962	Silver City, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1962	Narsaraopet, IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1962	Arsikere, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1962	Markapur, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1962	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1962	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1962	Marquette, US	monthly high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1962	Pinos Altos, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1962	Skjomen, NO	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1962	Steigen, NO	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1962	Gurjala(Gurujala), IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1962	Trichur, IN	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1962	Durham, CA	monthly high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1962	Carinhanha, BR	daily rain	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1962	Belvidere, US	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1962	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1962	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1962	Amalapuram, IN	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1962	Mvenyane, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	37 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

1797 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1962. 1962 had 1,073 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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	835
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1