Weather Records on 1 April 1963

1,123 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1963. Highest significance: Damoh, IN.

Key Facts for 1 April 1963

On 1 April 1963, 1,123 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
740 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,067 daily.
Damoh set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.1 mm (2.2 in) on 1 April 1963.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,123 stations

1,123 station records on 1 April 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Avalon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crossroads 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pudino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danger Point - Vrt.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smith 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merritt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.7 C (-21.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wind River	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,123 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 384, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 356, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 1 April 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	384
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	356
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 1 April 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 55, daily 1,067.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

917 broken records

Margins by which the 917 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1963

Top 20 records on 1 April 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1963	Damoh, IN	monthly rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1963	Brady Aznoe, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1963	Pine Hill Railway Station, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1963	Moloaa 1145, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1963	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1963	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1963	Lammermoor Station, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1963	Batalha, BR	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1963	Gibson Dam, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1963	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1963	Kealia 1112, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1963	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1963	Beloit, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1963	Fergus Falls, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1963	Gibson Dam, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1963	Lake Avalon, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1963	Uccle, BE	daily low max	3.6 C (38.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1963	Kirov, RU	monthly low min	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1963	Kazan, RU	monthly low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1963	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	38 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

1803 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1963. 1963 had 1,123 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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	900
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1