Weather Records on 24 March 1963

499 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1963. Highest significance: Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AU.

Key Facts for 24 March 1963

On 24 March 1963, 499 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 496 daily.
Ivanhoe (Wokabity) set a daily record precipitation of 55.6 mm (2.2 in) on 24 March 1963.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

499 stations

499 station records on 24 March 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Trida (Murrumbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caragabal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vieta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coolac (Hopewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlees Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anantnag	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (the Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

499 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 24 March 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 24 March 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 496.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1963

Top 20 records on 24 March 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1963	Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	85 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1963	Trida (Murrumbong), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1963	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	85 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1963	Camoola Park, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1963	Bolagamy, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1963	Euabalong (Lachlan St), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1963	Nidamangalam, IN	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1963	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1963	Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1963	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1963	Wanganella General Store, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1963	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1963	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1963	Meanook, CA	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1963	Nenana Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1963	Michelago (Soglio), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1963	Caragabal Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1963	Booligal (Belmont), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1963	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1963	Manfred, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	40 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

1794 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1963. 1963 had 499 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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 25	386
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1