Weather Records on 16 July 1963

251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1963. Highest significance: Hot Springs 1 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 1963

On 16 July 1963, 251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 241 daily.
Hot Springs 1 NNE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 212.1 mm (8.4 in) on 16 July 1963.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

251 stations

251 station records on 16 July 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Khatra	India	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ron	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ranibandh	India	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tijara	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tohatchi 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belathal	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Piler(Pileru)	India	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charkhari	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyungarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

251 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 96.

Records on 16 July 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1963 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 241.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

173 broken records

Margins by which the 173 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1963

Top 20 records on 16 July 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1963	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	monthly rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	65 years	77 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1963	Chandragiri, IN	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1963	Malvern, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1963	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1963	Batalha, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1963	Khatra, IN	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1963	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1963	Kalahasti, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1963	Clear Lake, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1963	Ron, IN	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1963	Louisville, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1963	Ranibandh, IN	all-time rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1963	Amarpara, IN	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1963	Scott, US	monthly rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1963	Hobart 2 WNW, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1963	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1963	Tijara, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1963	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1963	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1963	Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	61 years	30 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

1798 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1963. 1963 had 251 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 10	133
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1