Weather Records on 15 March 1963

297 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1963. Highest significance: Benalla, AU.

Key Facts for 15 March 1963

On 15 March 1963, 297 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 291 daily.
Benalla set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 15 March 1963.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

297 stations

297 station records on 15 March 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yarlerweelor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arrojado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	134.3 mm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooloolabin Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ksara	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boa Viagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anantnag	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arcoverde (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caraubas (Caraibeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buique	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surpura (Nokha)	India	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balehonur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ratangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

297 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 15 March 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 15 March 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 291.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1963

Top 20 records on 15 March 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1963	Benalla, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1963	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1963	Gokak, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1963	McGill, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1963	Brigham City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1963	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1963	Cooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1963	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1963	Twin Falls 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1963	Tooele, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1963	Tooele, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1963	Yarlerweelor, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1963	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1963	Grangeville, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1963	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1963	Arrojado, BR	monthly rain	134.3 mm (5.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1963	Cooloolabin Forestry, AU	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1963	Ksara, LB	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1963	Murphys Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1963	Boa Viagem, BR	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

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

1810 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1963. 1963 had 297 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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	234
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1