Weather Records on 7 August 1963

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1963. Highest significance: Kirchdorf/Poel, DE.

Key Facts for 7 August 1963

On 7 August 1963, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 509 daily.
Kirchdorf/Poel set an all-time record daily precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 7 August 1963.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 7 August 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Niagara Falls Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pesqueira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Budingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfsburg (Sudwest)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gottingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Homberg/Ohm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luchow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malmo_2	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bernkastel-Kues	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Banswara	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eutin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Limburg/Lahn-Offheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dahej	India	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malmo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nidderau-Windecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 261.

Records on 7 August 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1963 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 509.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1963

Top 20 records on 7 August 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1963	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	all-time rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1963	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1963	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1963	Keams Canyon, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1963	Niagara Falls Ont Hydro, CA	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1963	Donegaon, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1963	Pesqueira, BR	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1963	Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DK	all-time rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1963	Artern, DE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1963	Welland, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1963	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1963	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1963	Budingen, DE	monthly rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1963	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1963	Wolfsburg (Sudwest), DE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1963	Wien, AT	daily high max	33.2 C (91.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1963	Putbus, DE	daily high min	18.8 C (65.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1963	Gottingen, DE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1963	Homberg/Ohm, DE	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1963	Luchow, DE	all-time rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	22 years	37 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

1808 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1963. 1963 had 522 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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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	352
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1