Weather Records on 24 April 1963

361 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1963. Highest significance: Nelamangala, IN.

Key Facts for 24 April 1963

On 24 April 1963, 361 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 355 daily.
Nelamangala set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 24 April 1963.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

361 stations

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

Weather records on 24 April 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ksara	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hoffmeister 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maracanau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	157.9 mm (6.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Searsburg Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murrays Lagoon (Bayside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beberu	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sopore	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Megan (the Mount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

361 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 24 April 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 24 April 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

293 broken records

Margins by which the 293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1963

Top 20 records on 24 April 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1963	Nelamangala, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1963	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1963	Mettupalayam, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1963	Canguaretama, BR	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1963	Suri, IN	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1963	Ksara, LB	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1963	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1963	Alur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1963	Farmerville, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1963	Cortland, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1963	Joao Pessoa, BR	daily rain	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1963	Hoffmeister 3 W, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1963	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1963	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1963	Maracanau, BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1963	Silda Belpahari, IN	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1963	Riva, IT	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1963	Sao Jose de Mipibu, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1963	St Andrews, CA	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1963	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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

1799 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1963. 1963 had 361 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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 20	254
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1