Weather Records on 19 July 1963

502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 July 1963. Highest significance: Davenport L&D 15, US.

Key Facts for 19 July 1963

On 19 July 1963, 502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 487 daily.
Davenport L&D 15 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 19 July 1963.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

502 stations

502 station records on 19 July 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 July 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aguila	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Janjgir	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waukegan	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Anicut	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

502 records

Records set or tied on 19 July 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 319.

Records on 19 July 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 July 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 July 1963

Top 20 records on 19 July 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1963	Davenport L&D 15, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1963	Aurora Water, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1963	Marengo, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1963	Tipton, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1963	Fort Dearborn, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1963	Fairmont, US	all-time rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1963	Gorki, BY	monthly rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1963	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1963	Clinton 2, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1963	Devanhalli, IN	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1963	Galva, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1963	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1963	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1963	Independence, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1963	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1963	Peraiyur, IN	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1963	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1963	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1963	Kadiri, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1963	Allison, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	39 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

1799 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1963. 1963 had 502 records.

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

Records on 07-19 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1809	1
1811	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1859	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	3
1900	6
1901	4
1902	12
1903	4
1904	15
1905	20
1906	14
1907	19
1908	21
1909	17
1910	49
1911	14
1912	39
1913	48
1914	35
1915	140
1916	234
1917	177
1918	36
1919	34
1920	50
1921	55
1922	121
1923	224
1924	191
1925	153
1926	319
1927	96
1928	148
1929	232
1930	585
1931	269
1932	385
1933	258
1934	765
1935	268
1936	402
1937	227
1938	290
1939	285
1940	338
1941	424
1942	568
1943	276
1944	361
1945	308
1946	485
1947	613
1948	384
1949	762
1950	613
1951	545
1952	541
1953	330
1954	535
1955	343
1956	552
1957	348
1958	481
1959	393
1960	746
1961	402
1962	453
1963	502
1964	534
1965	755
1966	481
1967	560
1968	740
1969	610
1970	545
1971	636
1972	699
1973	538
1974	513
1975	441
1976	824
1977	898
1978	636
1979	964
1980	835
1981	915
1982	676
1983	1,011
1984	1,076
1985	569
1986	810
1987	1,608
1988	995
1989	1,081
1990	954
1991	803
1992	717
1993	847
1994	589
1995	893
1996	1,353
1997	856
1998	1,325
1999	878
2000	1,802
2001	905
2002	985
2003	1,192
2004	1,082
2005	1,049
2006	1,392
2007	1,181
2008	753
2009	1,844
2010	911
2011	1,266
2012	878
2013	1,061
2014	1,207
2015	735
2016	605
2017	495
2018	836
2019	651
2020	409
2021	779
2022	1,143
2023	884
2024	544
2025	600
2026	653

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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	331
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	11
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1