Weather Records on 8 May 1963

1,105 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 May 1963. Highest significance: Glen Innes Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 8 May 1963

On 8 May 1963, 1,105 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
549 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 91 monthly and 1,012 daily.
Glen Innes Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 111.5 mm (4.4 in) on 8 May 1963.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

1,105 stations

1,105 station records on 8 May 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 May 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Christmas Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Darlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Megan (the Mount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.4 mm (9.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bryn Euryn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	234.2 mm (9.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,105 records

Records set or tied on 8 May 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 366, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 493, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 May 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	366
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	493
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 May 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 91, daily 1,012.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

959 broken records

Margins by which the 959 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 182.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 May 1963

Top 20 records on 8 May 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1963	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	monthly rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	78 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Aberfoyle, AU	monthly rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Dinmore Post Office, AU	monthly rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Kyogle Post Office, AU	monthly rain	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Sapphire (Argyle), AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Uralla (Salisbury Court), AU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Christmas Creek, AU	monthly rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Glen Innes Ag Research STN, AU	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Darlington, AU	monthly rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Widgee, AU	monthly rain	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Uralla (Mihi), AU	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Megan (the Mount), AU	monthly rain	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Petoskey, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 May 1963	Tabulam Post Office, AU	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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

1795 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1963. 1963 had 1,105 records.

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

Records on 05-08 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1806	1
1825	1
1834	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1857	1
1858	2
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1873	1
1874	3
1876	3
1879	1
1880	1
1882	4
1883	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	5
1898	2
1900	10
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	13
1905	17
1906	27
1907	7
1908	14
1909	19
1910	26
1911	34
1912	36
1913	34
1914	71
1915	35
1916	17
1917	108
1918	47
1919	132
1920	62
1921	35
1922	38
1923	510
1924	196
1925	272
1926	191
1927	328
1928	310
1929	194
1930	572
1931	403
1932	283
1933	553
1934	728
1935	78
1936	650
1937	107
1938	425
1939	235
1940	296
1941	271
1942	128
1943	465
1944	258
1945	646
1946	271
1947	1,152
1948	453
1949	361
1950	748
1951	274
1952	794
1953	580
1954	463
1955	411
1956	490
1957	546
1958	440
1959	252
1960	748
1961	556
1962	450
1963	1,105
1964	731
1965	704
1966	522
1967	573
1968	424
1969	542
1970	501
1971	413
1972	509
1973	527
1974	777
1975	555
1976	989
1977	682
1978	676
1979	1,113
1980	722
1981	613
1982	557
1983	638
1984	1,072
1985	591
1986	1,210
1987	1,226
1988	632
1989	1,543
1990	715
1991	710
1992	1,740
1993	892
1994	768
1995	1,340
1996	908
1997	973
1998	1,348
1999	985
2000	1,782
2001	851
2002	1,843
2003	1,420
2004	1,133
2005	685
2006	801
2007	718
2008	595
2009	779
2010	1,079
2011	602
2012	709
2013	686
2014	958
2015	647
2016	752
2017	467
2018	711
2019	723
2020	599
2021	419
2022	908
2023	579
2024	1,015
2025	380
2026	292

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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 25	785
25 to 50	90
50 to 75	41
75 to 100	21
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	6
150 to 175	6
175 to 200	2