Weather Records on 31 August 1963

415 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1963. Highest significance: Fruita, US.

Key Facts for 31 August 1963

On 31 August 1963, 415 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 405 daily.
Fruita set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 31 August 1963.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

415 stations

415 station records on 31 August 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fruita	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonepat	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burley	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sagrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

415 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 215.

Records on 31 August 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 405.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

335 broken records

Margins by which the 335 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1963

Top 20 records on 31 August 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1963	Fruita, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1963	Halsey 2 W, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1963	Tindivanam, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1963	Monticello, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1963	Alangudi, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1963	Brewster, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1963	Laurel, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1963	Kendall, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1963	Sierra Ancha, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1963	Bajandaj, RU	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1963	Bluff, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1963	Frome Downs, AU	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1963	Hyannis, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1963	Sonepat, IN	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1963	Bertrand, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1963	Wien, AT	daily low max	14.9 C (58.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1963	Burley, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1963	Taylor, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1963	Flagstaff AP, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1963	Irkutsk, RU	monthly low max	7.7 C (45.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	61 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

1796 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1963. 1963 had 415 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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Data for records on 1963-08-31: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	264
10 to 20	43
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	5