Weather Records on 1 March 1963

532 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1963. Highest significance: Angola, US.

Key Facts for 1 March 1963

On 1 March 1963, 532 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 473 daily.
Angola set a monthly record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 1 March 1963.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

532 stations

532 station records on 1 March 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Aracatiacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boa Vista (Ledo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yorkrakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Daltonganj	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Point 717	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waimea 892	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

532 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 1 March 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 1 March 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 58, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

450 broken records

Margins by which the 450 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1963

Top 20 records on 1 March 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1963	Angola, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1963	Aracatiacu, BR	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1963	Regensburg, DE	monthly snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1963	Boa Vista (Ledo), BR	daily rain	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1963	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1963	Yorkrakine, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1963	Waimanalo 794, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1963	Farmland 5 NNW, US	monthly snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1963	Limoeiro Do Norte, BR	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1963	Daltonganj, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1963	Greenville Wtp, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1963	Bad Muskau, DE	monthly snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1963	Hvar, HR	daily low min	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1963	Muskegon Co AP, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1963	Newton 6 SSE, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1963	Weissenburg, DE	monthly low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1963	Poughkeepsie, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1963	Iraucuba, BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1963	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	monthly low min	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1963	Zagreb-Gric, HR	monthly low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	72 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

1808 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1963. 1963 had 532 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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	398
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1