Weather Records on 14 August 1963

811 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1963. Highest significance: Anadyr, RU.

Key Facts for 14 August 1963

On 14 August 1963, 811 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 462 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 802 daily.
Anadyr set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 14 August 1963.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

811 stations

811 station records on 14 August 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	136.3 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bhainswal	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Budhana	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Avalon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jatusana	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nadiad	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sardhana	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Panipat	India	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harsud	India	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonepat	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seale	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

811 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 276, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 186, Heaviest daily rainfall 261.

Records on 14 August 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	276
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	186
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 802.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

607 broken records

Margins by which the 607 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1963

Top 20 records on 14 August 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1963	Anadyr, RU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1963	Carlsbad, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1963	Amalner, IN	daily rain	136.3 mm (5.4 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1963	Simmesport, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1963	Stettler, CA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1963	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1963	Vicksburg, US	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1963	Quebrangulo, BR	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1963	Bhainswal, IN	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	116.9 mm (4.6 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1963	Karnal, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1963	Arcadia, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1963	Lincoln, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1963	Watertown, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1963	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1963	Laurel 3 W, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1963	Stephenville Clark Fld, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1963	St Hyacinthe, CA	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1963	Ness City, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1963	Belfast, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1963	Puttur, IN	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	36 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 811 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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Data for records on 1963-08-14: 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 20	552
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1