Weather Records on 8 August 1962

567 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1962. Highest significance: Astana, KZ.

Key Facts for 8 August 1962

On 8 August 1962, 567 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 549 daily.
Astana set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.4 mm (2.8 in) on 8 August 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

567 stations

567 station records on 8 August 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Suryapet	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoosac Tunnel	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adams	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huzurabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schuylerville Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redmond 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Indoe Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Readsboro 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

567 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 235.

Records on 8 August 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1962 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 14, daily 549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1962

Top 20 records on 8 August 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1962	Astana, KZ	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1962	Liepaja, LV	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1962	Keene, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1962	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1962	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1962	Lewiston, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1962	Salisbury, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1962	Bethlehem, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1962	Ridgetown, CA	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1962	Suryapet, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1962	Gardner, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1962	Jacksonburg, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1962	Bhadrachalam, IN	daily rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1962	McCloud, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1962	Nalgonda, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1962	Millinocket, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1962	Mays Mill, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1962	Berlin, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1962	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1962	Hoosac Tunnel, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	44 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

1793 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 567 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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 20	402
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1