Weather Records on 12 December 1962

1,495 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1962. Highest significance: Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao), BR.

Key Facts for 12 December 1962

On 12 December 1962, 1,495 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 1,249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 162 monthly and 1,322 daily.
Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao) set a daily record precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 12 December 1962.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,495 stations

1,495 station records on 12 December 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	259.4 mm (10.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ettrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prattville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haarlem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,495 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 656, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 593, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 12 December 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	656
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	593
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 12 December 1962 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 162, daily 1,322.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,218 broken records

Margins by which the 1,218 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1962

Top 20 records on 12 December 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1962	Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao), BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	259.4 mm (10.2 in)	213.2 mm (8.4 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	Banderlierkop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	Sao Goncalo, BR	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	Leopold Downs, AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	S Haven, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	Watertown, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	Kenton, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	Ettrick, AU	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	Asheville, US	monthly low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	Greeneville Exp STN, US	monthly low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	Valley Head, US	monthly low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	Pocahontas 1, US	monthly low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	Chickamauga 2 SW, US	monthly low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	Madison, US	monthly low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	Talladega, US	monthly low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	Corinth 5 WSW, US	monthly low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1962	Highlands, US	monthly low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	39 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

1796 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1962. 1962 had 1,495 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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	1,190
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1