Weather Records on 25 March 1963

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 1963. Highest significance: McKinley Park, US.

Key Facts for 25 March 1963

On 25 March 1963, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 544 daily.
McKinley Park set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 25 March 1963.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 25 March 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	406.4 mm (16.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Picola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	378.2 mm (14.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Royal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Papanasam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bryn Euryn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	394.2 mm (15.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	515.6 mm (20.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bogie River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 348, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 25 March 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	348
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 25 March 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 544.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

519 broken records

Margins by which the 519 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 1963

Top 20 records on 25 March 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1963	McKinley Park, US	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1963	Tirumangalam, IN	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1963	Condamine Plains, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1963	Leyburn Post Office, AU	monthly rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1963	Blakefield, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1963	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	406.4 mm (16.0 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1963	Telemon Station, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1963	Picola, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1963	Barrow AP, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1963	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	monthly rain	378.2 mm (14.9 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1963	Pamban, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1963	McKinley Park, US	monthly snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1963	Devikulam, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1963	Fairfield, US	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1963	Sirkali, IN	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1963	Millmerran Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1963	Weabonga (Stoneleigh), AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1963	Mason City, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1963	Turallin, AU	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1963	University Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	49 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

1806 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1963. 1963 had 569 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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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 50	486
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1