Weather Records on 2 July 1963

666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1963. Highest significance: Eerstegeluk, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 July 1963

On 2 July 1963, 666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
230 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 639 daily.
Eerstegeluk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.5 mm (3.2 in) on 2 July 1963.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

666 stations

666 station records on 2 July 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Culicup Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Eland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zilverhout	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Witwater (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Four Corners	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mayfern	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Benito	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

666 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 345.

Records on 2 July 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1963 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 20, daily 639.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1963

Top 20 records on 2 July 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1963	Eerstegeluk, ZA	monthly rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1963	Uil, KZ	monthly rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1963	Bergplaats, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1963	Culicup Estate, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1963	Zegveld, NL	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1963	Glen Eland, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1963	Raymondville, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1963	Rajapur, IN	daily rain	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1963	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1963	Zilverhout, ZA	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1963	Oswego, US	all-time high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1963	Avanigadda, IN	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1963	Nandigama, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1963	Keurboomsrivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1963	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1963	Witwater (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1963	Fruita, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1963	Houston, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1963	Colwana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1963	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	all-time high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	37 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

1793 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 666 records.

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

Records on 07-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	1
1811	1
1816	2
1825	1
1826	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1856	1
1860	1
1863	1
1871	3
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	4
1901	12
1902	7
1903	9
1904	11
1905	30
1906	14
1907	26
1908	12
1909	34
1910	50
1911	32
1912	100
1913	19
1914	69
1915	33
1916	26
1917	22
1918	45
1919	38
1920	208
1921	234
1922	59
1923	223
1924	394
1925	112
1926	108
1927	183
1928	75
1929	162
1930	263
1931	526
1932	283
1933	500
1934	315
1935	252
1936	641
1937	434
1938	399
1939	191
1940	436
1941	535
1942	643
1943	359
1944	428
1945	425
1946	321
1947	313
1948	283
1949	372
1950	312
1951	309
1952	391
1953	553
1954	567
1955	633
1956	520
1957	1,058
1958	344
1959	386
1960	547
1961	343
1962	402
1963	666
1964	445
1965	440
1966	889
1967	610
1968	887
1969	468
1970	667
1971	334
1972	660
1973	628
1974	577
1975	605
1976	718
1977	450
1978	1,173
1979	773
1980	1,191
1981	770
1982	1,017
1983	904
1984	632
1985	756
1986	1,423
1987	791
1988	1,445
1989	962
1990	1,350
1991	1,123
1992	1,702
1993	641
1994	901
1995	1,110
1996	728
1997	1,101
1998	984
1999	1,066
2000	583
2001	1,240
2002	1,228
2003	1,111
2004	639
2005	648
2006	775
2007	932
2008	808
2009	1,083
2010	1,262
2011	1,066
2012	1,072
2013	1,471
2014	580
2015	1,096
2016	584
2017	504
2018	858
2019	401
2020	500
2021	861
2022	893
2023	559
2024	578
2025	1,293
2026	1,174

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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	497
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1