Weather Records on 11 February 1963

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1963. Highest significance: Laguna, US.

Key Facts for 11 February 1963

On 11 February 1963, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 658 daily.
Laguna set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 11 February 1963.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 11 February 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laguna	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
San Fidel 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Penasco Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coffee Springs 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roby	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crownpoint	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Claude	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smythesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jesus da Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 114, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 11 February 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	114
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 11 February 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 658.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

596 broken records

Margins by which the 596 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1963

Top 20 records on 11 February 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1963	Laguna, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1963	Nanambinia, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1963	San Fidel 2 E, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1963	Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1963	Elida, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1963	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1963	Pinal Rch, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1963	Melrose, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1963	Penasco Rs, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1963	Dialville 2 W, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1963	Eagle Creek, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1963	Blakely, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1963	Claude, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1963	Prestwood Station, AU	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1963	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1963	Lower Boro (Calderwood), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1963	Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe), BR	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1963	Sierra Ancha, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1963	Mimbres 4NNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1963	Dialville 2 W, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	41 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

1798 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1963. 1963 had 685 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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	529
50 to 100	54
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1