Weather Records on 17 June 1963

383 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1963. Highest significance: Covington, US.

Key Facts for 17 June 1963

On 17 June 1963, 383 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 377 daily.
Covington set a daily record precipitation of 83.6 mm (3.3 in) on 17 June 1963.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

383 stations

383 station records on 17 June 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winters 9 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rotan	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lakholi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

383 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 166.

Records on 17 June 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

306 broken records

Margins by which the 306 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1963

Top 20 records on 17 June 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1963	Covington, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1963	Morgan City, US	monthly rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1963	Greeley, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1963	Edgefield 3 NNE, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1963	Canyon, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1963	Houma, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1963	Batesburg, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1963	Dilley, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1963	Union, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1963	Fowlerton, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1963	Canon City, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1963	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1963	Rome, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1963	Sparta, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1963	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1963	Runge, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1963	Warrenton, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1963	Winters 9 NNE, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1963	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1963	Johnson 11 ESE, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	67 years	34 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

1807 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1963. 1963 had 383 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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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	273
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1