Weather Records on 23 July 1962

465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1962. Highest significance: Lake Cargelligo Airport, AU.

Key Facts for 23 July 1962

On 23 July 1962, 465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 453 daily.
Lake Cargelligo Airport set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 23 July 1962.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

465 stations

465 station records on 23 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cowles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leaghur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahroni	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ratlam	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Banswara	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Catharines Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gisborne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	44.7 C (112.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saranac Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jaora	India	Record daily precipitation	229.7 mm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khandu	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lingasugur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrol	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gary	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

465 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 200.

Records on 23 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 8, daily 453.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

368 broken records

Margins by which the 368 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1962

Top 20 records on 23 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1962	Lake Cargelligo Airport, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Dhulia, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Brantford, CA	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Lake Charm, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Belleville, CA	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Cowles, US	all-time high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Sofala Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Leaghur, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Dodge City, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Rockingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Romsey, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Peterborough, CA	monthly low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Lalitpur, IN	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Mahroni, IN	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Caledonia, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Ratlam, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Mahackala, RU	all-time high min	28.7 C (83.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1962	Cudgegong (Kiora), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	35 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

1794 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 465 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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Data for records on 1962-07-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	342
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1