Weather Records on 10 July 1963

950 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 July 1963. Highest significance: Williston Sloulin Fld, US.

Key Facts for 10 July 1963

On 10 July 1963, 950 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 512 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 916 daily.
Williston Sloulin Fld set an all-time record daily precipitation of 125.2 mm (4.9 in) on 10 July 1963.
Across 173 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 409 records.

Record Map

950 stations

950 station records on 10 July 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 July 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pichhore	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olpad	India	Record daily precipitation	262.5 mm (10.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broach	India	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede (Whitemarsh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knight L C,Balgowan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (the Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Viking	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

950 records

Records set or tied on 10 July 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 176, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 336, Heaviest daily rainfall 394.

Records on 10 July 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	176
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	336
Heaviest daily rainfall	394
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 July 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 916.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

730 broken records

Margins by which the 730 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 181.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 July 1963

Top 20 records on 10 July 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 July 1963	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	all-time rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	76 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1963	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1963	Rath, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1963	Elliot, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1963	Buchan, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1963	Ntsubane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1963	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1963	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1963	Pichhore, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1963	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1963	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1963	Mkambati, ZA	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	96.9 mm (3.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1963	Baynesfield Estate, ZA	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1963	Olpad, IN	daily rain	262.5 mm (10.3 in)	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1963	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1963	Nugent, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1963	Broach, IN	daily rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1963	Runnymede (Whitemarsh), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1963	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1963	Insizwa (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 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 950 records.

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

Records on 07-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1815	2
1826	1
1829	1
1835	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	3
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	4
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	4
1899	10
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	16
1904	25
1905	40
1906	4
1907	5
1908	7
1909	15
1910	25
1911	58
1912	29
1913	38
1914	48
1915	20
1916	56
1917	51
1918	36
1919	23
1920	29
1921	81
1922	67
1923	113
1924	66
1925	257
1926	321
1927	95
1928	102
1929	175
1930	540
1931	292
1932	355
1933	570
1934	327
1935	306
1936	1,338
1937	304
1938	151
1939	327
1940	398
1941	432
1942	628
1943	283
1944	478
1945	729
1946	467
1947	537
1948	367
1949	392
1950	680
1951	551
1952	814
1953	529
1954	684
1955	497
1956	434
1957	514
1958	402
1959	512
1960	451
1961	688
1962	456
1963	950
1964	368
1965	357
1966	512
1967	341
1968	598
1969	518
1970	464
1971	568
1972	447
1973	528
1974	871
1975	712
1976	724
1977	486
1978	1,076
1979	686
1980	1,113
1981	811
1982	602
1983	1,184
1984	962
1985	657
1986	686
1987	862
1988	1,024
1989	869
1990	820
1991	890
1992	864
1993	1,088
1994	864
1995	1,096
1996	1,604
1997	846
1998	1,259
1999	964
2000	889
2001	992
2002	1,336
2003	981
2004	621
2005	1,077
2006	920
2007	954
2008	874
2009	951
2010	1,509
2011	1,102
2012	1,015
2013	545
2014	660
2015	1,025
2016	859
2017	547
2018	554
2019	529
2020	775
2021	1,081
2022	691
2023	837
2024	1,576
2025	704
2026	472

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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 25	663
25 to 50	49
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1