Weather Records on 5 April 1963

546 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1963. Highest significance: Julia Creek Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 April 1963

On 5 April 1963, 546 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 515 daily.
Julia Creek Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 201.4 mm (7.9 in) on 5 April 1963.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

546 stations

546 station records on 5 April 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lammerkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenvier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salva Vidas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gilliat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheenspost	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nqutu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Kalk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Proa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arachu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dhone	India	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zeekoevlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Florisbad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cabanda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

546 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 April 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 April 1963 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1963

Top 20 records on 5 April 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1963	Julia Creek Post Office, AU	all-time rain	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1963	Zoetvlei, ZA	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1963	Glendower Station, AU	monthly rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1963	Wilgerfontein, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1963	Kuttabul Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1963	West Leichhardt Station, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1963	Lammerkraal, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1963	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1963	Tussenvier, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1963	Moloaa 1145, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1963	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1963	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1963	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1963	Irene, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1963	Austin Montopolis Brg, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1963	Belmont, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1963	Fischers Store, US	monthly rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1963	Kaneohe Mauka 781, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1963	Whitewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1963	Eddington Station, AU	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	42 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

1809 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1963. 1963 had 546 records.

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

Records on 04-05 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1815	2
1828	1
1848	2
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1870	1
1874	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	4
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	15
1904	3
1905	30
1906	4
1907	15
1908	12
1909	33
1910	74
1911	82
1912	44
1913	11
1914	31
1915	36
1916	38
1917	43
1918	66
1919	36
1920	94
1921	158
1922	126
1923	107
1924	46
1925	111
1926	394
1927	149
1928	382
1929	1,124
1930	155
1931	162
1932	254
1933	379
1934	302
1935	416
1936	576
1937	427
1938	215
1939	356
1940	214
1941	401
1942	448
1943	344
1944	831
1945	460
1946	290
1947	649
1948	262
1949	379
1950	593
1951	305
1952	517
1953	249
1954	605
1955	364
1956	304
1957	795
1958	479
1959	559
1960	770
1961	523
1962	324
1963	546
1964	675
1965	456
1966	518
1967	745
1968	590
1969	498
1970	499
1971	481
1972	685
1973	680
1974	652
1975	1,581
1976	335
1977	880
1978	486
1979	886
1980	486
1981	927
1982	1,964
1983	1,909
1984	703
1985	922
1986	800
1987	1,687
1988	1,054
1989	945
1990	868
1991	1,595
1992	827
1993	627
1994	734
1995	1,500
1996	827
1997	2,108
1998	808
1999	1,658
2000	1,194
2001	1,097
2002	790
2003	1,120
2004	756
2005	856
2006	1,070
2007	1,144
2008	685
2009	1,096
2010	926
2011	974
2012	745
2013	987
2014	444
2015	433
2016	828
2017	518
2018	906
2019	373
2020	483
2021	1,030
2022	758
2023	2,543
2024	1,289
2025	1,320
2026	782

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Data for records on 1963-04-05: 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	407
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2