Weather Records on 18 December 1962

759 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1962. Highest significance: Gudauri, GE.

Key Facts for 18 December 1962

On 18 December 1962, 759 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
543 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 751 daily.
Gudauri set a daily record precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 18 December 1962.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

759 stations

759 station records on 18 December 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Stephens Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boa Viagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-36.4 C (-33.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buique	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Silver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-35.4 C (-31.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

759 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 216, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 327, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 18 December 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	216
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	327
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 18 December 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 751.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

605 broken records

Margins by which the 605 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1962

Top 20 records on 18 December 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1962	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1962	Stephens Rch, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1962	Parker, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1962	Boa Viagem, BR	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1962	Cochrane, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1962	Hughenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1962	Hachita 1W, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1962	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1962	Angelica, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1962	Safford, US	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1962	Hornepayne, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1962	Jonkoping, SE	daily low min	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1962	Karesuando, SE	daily low min	-36.4 C (-33.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1962	Jokkmokk, SE	daily low max	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1962	Greeley, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1962	Flandreau, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1962	Oberstdorf, DE	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1962	Nord Odal, NO	daily snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1962	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily high min	8.6 C (47.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	66 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1962	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	62 years	29 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 759 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	591
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1