Weather Records on 15 August 1963

972 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1963. Highest significance: Fanning River Station, AU.

Key Facts for 15 August 1963

On 15 August 1963, 972 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 691 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 961 daily.
Fanning River Station set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 15 August 1963.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

972 stations

972 station records on 15 August 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fanning River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bhusaval Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pen	India	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dhone	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alibag Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	177.2 mm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tupelo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chandor	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porumamilla	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cleve (Mangalo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Panipat	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forest	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shevgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

972 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 214, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 477, Heaviest daily rainfall 204.

Records on 15 August 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	214
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	477
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 961.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

745 broken records

Margins by which the 745 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1963

Top 20 records on 15 August 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1963	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Bhadgaon, IN	daily rain	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Reedy Creek Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Roha, IN	daily rain	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Punta Gorda, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Bhusaval Sr, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Pen, IN	daily rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Meanook, CA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Dindori, IN	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Oneonta, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Raver, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Pimpalgaon, IN	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Sagar Island, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Gavar, AM	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Dhone, IN	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Alibag Obsy, IN	daily rain	177.2 mm (7.0 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Toccoa, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1963	Pontotoc, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	38 years	35 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 972 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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 20	709
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3