Weather Records on 24 August 1963

505 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1963. Highest significance: Pitea, SE.

Key Facts for 24 August 1963

On 24 August 1963, 505 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 156 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 483 daily.
Pitea set a daily record precipitation of 48.2 mm (1.9 in) on 24 August 1963.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

505 stations

505 station records on 24 August 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 10 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bihar	India	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Porumamilla	India	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	141.1 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nagarkurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Suryapet	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langgewens (Wrs)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri (Mollee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wankaner	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chipman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ayodhya Ajobhy	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

505 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 256.

Records on 24 August 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 483.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1963

Top 20 records on 24 August 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1963	Pitea, SE	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1963	Marree (Farina), AU	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1963	Spencer 10 NE, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1963	Baddeck, CA	all-time rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1963	Sihccajavri, NO	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1963	Moncton, CA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1963	Bihar, IN	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1963	Porumamilla, IN	daily rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1963	Bjuroklubb, SE	all-time rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1963	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1963	Clinton #1, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1963	Bapatla, IN	monthly rain	141.1 mm (5.6 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1963	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1963	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1963	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1963	Nagarkurnool, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1963	Mount Uniacke, CA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1963	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	74 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1963	Baddeck, CA	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1963	Stillwater, CA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 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

1802 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1963. 1963 had 505 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

Download the Data

Data for records on 1963-08-24: 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	326
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1