Weather Records on 7 March 1963

363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1963. Highest significance: East London -Signal STN, ZA.

Key Facts for 7 March 1963

On 7 March 1963, 363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 346 daily.
East London -Signal STN set a monthly record daily precipitation of 176.4 mm (6.9 in) on 7 March 1963.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

363 stations

363 station records on 7 March 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	313.5 mm (12.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.4 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	192.4 mm (7.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	306.0 mm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kareedoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Groenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ubajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silverdales	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springvalley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flitwick Grange	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dassieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

363 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 7 March 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 7 March 1963 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 346.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

316 broken records

Margins by which the 316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1963

Top 20 records on 7 March 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1963	East London -Signal STN, ZA	monthly rain	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	76 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1963	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1963	Kentani (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	313.5 mm (12.3 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1963	Grahamstown, ZA	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1963	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1963	Alicedale, ZA	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1963	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	140.4 mm (5.5 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1963	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1963	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1963	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1963	Woodville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1963	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1963	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1963	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1963	Kapokhoek, ZA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1963	Acude Tucunduba, BR	all-time rain	192.4 mm (7.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1963	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1963	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1963	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1963	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	47 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

1796 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1963. 1963 had 363 records.

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

Records on 03-07 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1807	1
1808	1
1813	1
1818	1
1822	1
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1840	1
1845	2
1849	2
1850	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	1
1864	3
1865	1
1868	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	5
1895	4
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	5
1900	2
1901	6
1902	2
1903	4
1904	16
1905	5
1906	27
1907	7
1908	13
1909	57
1910	95
1911	26
1912	16
1913	101
1914	20
1915	22
1916	82
1917	54
1918	28
1919	39
1920	273
1921	86
1922	77
1923	91
1924	86
1925	273
1926	175
1927	155
1928	69
1929	103
1930	161
1931	384
1932	737
1933	152
1934	302
1935	274
1936	122
1937	258
1938	72
1939	255
1940	273
1941	333
1942	398
1943	1,024
1944	508
1945	318
1946	643
1947	448
1948	335
1949	452
1950	558
1951	1,098
1952	277
1953	351
1954	330
1955	462
1956	1,169
1957	428
1958	947
1959	238
1960	1,388
1961	614
1962	608
1963	363
1964	837
1965	300
1966	367
1967	998
1968	1,085
1969	650
1970	690
1971	664
1972	949
1973	1,258
1974	1,771
1975	560
1976	355
1977	674
1978	959
1979	837
1980	356
1981	883
1982	727
1983	1,646
1984	669
1985	549
1986	918
1987	2,048
1988	796
1989	2,215
1990	1,399
1991	859
1992	1,063
1993	563
1994	700
1995	2,011
1996	1,912
1997	716
1998	1,535
1999	960
2000	1,880
2001	766
2002	1,201
2003	886
2004	827
2005	1,043
2006	833
2007	1,031
2008	1,204
2009	1,015
2010	1,103
2011	808
2012	743
2013	655
2014	788
2015	1,090
2016	961
2017	773
2018	377
2019	1,245
2020	639
2021	270
2022	1,388
2023	1,130
2024	414
2025	1,046
2026	1,456

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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	238
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	2