Weather Records on 6 July 1963

350 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1963. Highest significance: Sarangarh, IN.

Key Facts for 6 July 1963

On 6 July 1963, 350 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 345 daily.
Sarangarh set a daily record precipitation of 186.2 mm (7.3 in) on 6 July 1963.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

350 stations

350 station records on 6 July 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lonsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drung Drung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	295.9 mm (11.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crowlands (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guarabira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chorkhamara	India	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khandala	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pesqueira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shepherds Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Graysville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Savage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

350 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 176.

Records on 6 July 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 345.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

270 broken records

Margins by which the 270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1963

Top 20 records on 6 July 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1963	Sarangarh, IN	daily rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1963	Fowlers Bay, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1963	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1963	Smeaton Weir, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1963	Lingen, DE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1963	Batesville, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1963	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1963	Quincy, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1963	Lake Lonsdale, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1963	Kodumudi, IN	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1963	Drung Drung, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1963	Bellellen, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1963	Tuscola, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1963	Elmhurst, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1963	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1963	Pardi, IN	monthly rain	295.9 mm (11.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1963	Crowlands (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1963	Edina, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1963	Guarabira, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1963	Chorkhamara, IN	daily rain	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	5 years	31 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

1793 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 350 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

Download the Data

Data for records on 1963-07-06: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16 (16 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	258
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2