Weather Records on 10 March 1963

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1963. Highest significance: Kotra, IN.

Key Facts for 10 March 1963

On 10 March 1963, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 459 daily.
Kotra set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 10 March 1963.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 10 March 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kotra	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hardoi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oukraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Manan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laborare	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nulkwyne Kiamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stillewoning	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	94.9 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springvalley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Varzea da Volta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Vale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 10 March 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 10 March 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1963

Top 20 records on 10 March 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1963	Kotra, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Ludhiana, IN	daily rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Rupar, IN	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Pithoragarh, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Cornwall, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Hardoi, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Banjar(Saraj-Teh), IN	monthly rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Nawanshahr, IN	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Phillaur, IN	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Deerfield 10 NNW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Bironkhol, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1963	Grand Manan, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	77 years	39 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

1807 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1963. 1963 had 470 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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 100	409
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1