Weather Records on 17 March 1963

738 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1963. Highest significance: Brisbane Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 17 March 1963

On 17 March 1963, 738 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 723 daily.
Brisbane Regional Office set a daily record precipitation of 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 17 March 1963.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

738 stations

738 station records on 17 March 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.6 mm (9.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.3 mm (8.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cowan Cowan Signal STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carina Hill Crescent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.7 mm (9.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	256.8 mm (10.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narangba Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	253.2 mm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coolum Beach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.7 mm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beerwah Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bongaree Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dayboro Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	281.4 mm (11.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley Island (Lyndhurst)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Manan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maroochydore Swan Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Fernbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cooloolabin Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

738 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 389, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 17 March 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	389
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 17 March 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 723.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

628 broken records

Margins by which the 628 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1963

Top 20 records on 17 March 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1963	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1963	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1963	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1963	Wolston Park Hospital, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1963	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 March 1963	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	242.6 mm (9.6 in)	173.8 mm (6.8 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1963	Blackbutt Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1963	Brisbane Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1963	Manly Railway Station, AU	daily rain	223.3 mm (8.8 in)	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1963	Mayne Junction, AU	daily rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1963	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1963	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1963	Cowan Cowan Signal STN, AU	daily rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1963	Monsildale, AU	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1963	Peachester, AU	monthly rain	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1963	Eagle Farm Racecourse, AU	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1963	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1963	Carthage, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1963	Lake Manchester, AU	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1963	Carina Hill Crescent, AU	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 years	55 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

1825 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1963. 1963 had 738 records.

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

Records on 03-17 in each year
Year	Records
1825	2
1839	1
1845	1
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	4
1883	1
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	9
1898	14
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	16
1903	10
1904	11
1905	10
1906	15
1907	14
1908	20
1909	20
1910	17
1911	7
1912	7
1913	31
1914	28
1915	22
1916	40
1917	52
1918	26
1919	86
1920	50
1921	96
1922	49
1923	130
1924	78
1925	143
1926	185
1927	369
1928	230
1929	85
1930	306
1931	124
1932	484
1933	198
1934	368
1935	259
1936	601
1937	455
1938	394
1939	583
1940	250
1941	689
1942	783
1943	500
1944	288
1945	1,345
1946	810
1947	332
1948	340
1949	178
1950	1,105
1951	489
1952	527
1953	236
1954	365
1955	385
1956	573
1957	327
1958	535
1959	471
1960	814
1961	679
1962	321
1963	738
1964	241
1965	1,115
1966	970
1967	856
1968	849
1969	651
1970	768
1971	361
1972	1,013
1973	943
1974	837
1975	475
1976	534
1977	479
1978	787
1979	507
1980	658
1981	679
1982	1,315
1983	912
1984	599
1985	662
1986	551
1987	1,362
1988	1,325
1989	1,082
1990	1,916
1991	756
1992	740
1993	1,608
1994	822
1995	989
1996	689
1997	895
1998	972
1999	688
2000	792
2001	1,349
2002	1,210
2003	1,244
2004	1,406
2005	1,475
2006	579
2007	1,470
2008	955
2009	717
2010	584
2011	926
2012	2,715
2013	723
2014	1,039
2015	1,145
2016	545
2017	847
2018	891
2019	738
2020	454
2021	502
2022	452
2023	875
2024	668
2025	722
2026	2,522

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Data for records on 1963-03-17: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	543
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1