Weather Records on 3 July 1963

424 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1963. Highest significance: Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 July 1963

On 3 July 1963, 424 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 398 daily.
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 340.0 mm (13.4 in) on 3 July 1963.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

424 stations

424 station records on 3 July 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	340.0 mm (13.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kranskop (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	201.5 mm (7.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Loskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hluhluwe Game Reserve	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	150.7 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	226.0 mm (8.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Connellsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Limburg/Lahn-Offheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Eland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zilverhout	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tygerfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	213.5 mm (8.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa Do Ceara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ubajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itapipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elderslie, Tweedie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro Trtmt Plt E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

424 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 210.

Records on 3 July 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1963 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 20, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1963

Top 20 records on 3 July 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1963	Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	340.0 mm (13.4 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	31 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1963	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1963	Makakatana, ZA	monthly rain	201.5 mm (7.9 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1963	Loskop, ZA	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1963	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1963	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1963	Zaaiplaats, ZA	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1963	Everett, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1963	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1963	Utrecht (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1963	Waaihoek, ZA	all-time rain	150.7 mm (5.9 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1963	Mtunzini, ZA	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1963	Kulu Halt, ZA	monthly rain	226.0 mm (8.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1963	Laingsnek, ZA	monthly rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1963	Kangela, Mtubatuba, ZA	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1963	Vryheid, ZA	all-time rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1963	Connellsville, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1963	Thomas, US	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1963	Tropic, US	all-time high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1963	Limburg/Lahn-Offheim, DE	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	48 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 424 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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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	292
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1