Weather Records on 23 August 1962

364 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1962. Highest significance: Rasipuram, IN.

Key Facts for 23 August 1962

On 23 August 1962, 364 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 355 daily.
Rasipuram set a daily record precipitation of 81.8 mm (3.2 in) on 23 August 1962.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

364 stations

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

Weather records on 23 August 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gonda	India	Record daily precipitation	184.1 mm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gonda	India	Record daily precipitation	252.2 mm (9.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	110.9 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ayodhya Ajobhy	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rafiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Circle 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nedungal	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arambagh	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aloograda	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nandigram	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

364 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 155.

Records on 23 August 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 169.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1962

Top 20 records on 23 August 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1962	Rasipuram, IN	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Nicosia, CY	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Thalli, IN	monthly rain	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Gonda, IN	daily rain	184.1 mm (7.2 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Amery, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Gonda, IN	daily rain	252.2 mm (9.9 in)	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Cumberland, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Biser, RU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Pavagada, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Harur, IN	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Buxton, GB	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Burlington, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Gaya, IN	daily rain	110.9 mm (4.4 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Parshall, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Grass Range, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1962	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	71 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

1802 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1962. 1962 had 364 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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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	260
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1