Weather Records on 20 March 1963

447 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1963. Highest significance: Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU.

Key Facts for 20 March 1963

On 20 March 1963, 447 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 435 daily.
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street) set a daily record precipitation of 84.3 mm (3.3 in) on 20 March 1963.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

447 stations

447 station records on 20 March 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	250.7 mm (9.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maddens Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay Puntledge Bchp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woronora Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenny Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Hirsel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campbells Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

447 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 20 March 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 20 March 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 435.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1963

Top 20 records on 20 March 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1963	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1963	Eagle Harbor, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1963	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1963	Irapuato, MX	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1963	Bundanoon Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1963	Penrose (Panorama), AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1963	Sutton Forest (Uralba), AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1963	Bayard, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1963	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1963	Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd), AU	monthly rain	250.7 mm (9.9 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1963	Cornwall, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1963	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1963	Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1963	Maddens Creek, AU	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1963	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1963	Lawson (Wilson Street), AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1963	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1963	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1963	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1963	Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road), AU	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	20 years	49 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 447 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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Data for records on 1963-03-20: 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 100	373
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1