Weather Records on 4 July 1963

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1963. Highest significance: Nongoma, ZA.

Key Facts for 4 July 1963

On 4 July 1963, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 387 daily.
Nongoma set a monthly record daily precipitation of 152.0 mm (6.0 in) on 4 July 1963.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 4 July 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hluhluwe Game Reserve	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo Do Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falls River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Rietvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fig Tree	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mogumber	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narayangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Countegany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chandbali	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nuguru(Venkitapu)	India	Record daily precipitation	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 4 July 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 387.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

326 broken records

Margins by which the 326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1963

Top 20 records on 4 July 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1963	Nongoma, ZA	monthly rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1963	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	monthly rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1963	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	monthly low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1963	Sao Goncalo Do Amarante, BR	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1963	Kangela, Mtubatuba, ZA	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1963	Fairview, ZA	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1963	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1963	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1963	Riverview, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1963	Holy Cross, US	monthly low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1963	Maranguape, BR	monthly rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1963	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low min	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1963	Deal Island, AU	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1963	Lisse, NL	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1963	Falls River, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1963	Bahragora, IN	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1963	Panskura, IN	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1963	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1963	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1963	Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach, DE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	35 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

1806 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1963. 1963 had 417 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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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	302
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1