Weather Records on 3 April 1963

1,010 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1963. Highest significance: Eagle Harbor, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 1963

On 3 April 1963, 1,010 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
584 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 993 daily.
Eagle Harbor set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 3 April 1963.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,010 stations

1,010 station records on 3 April 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Black Point 717	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	192.1 mm (7.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boschkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waipahu 750	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Rosita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goedgevonden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,010 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 365, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 219, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 3 April 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	365
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	219
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 3 April 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 993.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

878 broken records

Margins by which the 878 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1963

Top 20 records on 3 April 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1963	Eagle Harbor, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1963	Makapuu Point 724, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1963	Hornepayne, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1963	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1963	Black Point 717, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1963	Aiea Fld 764A, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1963	Kalingapatam, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1963	Longreach Post Office, AU	monthly rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1963	Wawaitin, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1963	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1963	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1963	Belmont, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1963	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1963	Luiz Correia, BR	all-time rain	192.1 mm (7.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1963	Durham, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1963	Woodstock, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1963	Pretoria-Fountains, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1963	Waimanalo 794, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1963	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1963	Noonbah, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	41 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

1815 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1963. 1963 had 1,010 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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Data for records on 1963-04-03: 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 20	811
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1