Weather Records on 1 August 1963

270 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1963. Highest significance: High Point, CA.

Key Facts for 1 August 1963

On 1 August 1963, 270 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 256 daily.
High Point set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 1 August 1963.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

270 stations

270 station records on 1 August 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
High Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malmo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gondal	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah USDA Plt Gd	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beechy	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuzigoot Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manikpur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sirmuthra	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Watford City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barmer	India	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

270 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 99.

Records on 1 August 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 256.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

196 broken records

Margins by which the 196 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1963

Top 20 records on 1 August 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1963	High Point, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1963	Malmo, SE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1963	Hatch, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1963	Gondal, IN	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1963	Kirensk, RU	monthly rain	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1963	Przhevalsk, KG	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1963	Buckeye, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1963	Nicolet, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1963	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1963	Beulah, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1963	Umea, SE	daily high max	27.6 C (81.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1963	Redrock 1 NNE, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1963	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1963	Heppner, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1963	Savannah USDA Plt Gd, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1963	Frisco City 3 SSW, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1963	Binghamton Wb City, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1963	Beechy, CA	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1963	Santa Maria (Smn), MX	monthly low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1963	Brockton, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	28 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

1797 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1963. 1963 had 270 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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Data for records on 1963-08-01: 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 2026-10-17 (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	163
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1