Weather Records on 5 September 1963

554 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1963. Highest significance: Goldsboro 4 SE, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 1963

On 5 September 1963, 554 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 542 daily.
Goldsboro 4 SE set a daily record precipitation of 135.9 mm (5.4 in) on 5 September 1963.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

554 stations

554 station records on 5 September 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sajjangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sabalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garhi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saranac Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sallopat	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehpur Sikri	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

554 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 206.

Records on 5 September 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 542.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1963

Top 20 records on 5 September 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1963	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1963	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1963	Loa, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1963	Sajjangarh, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1963	Aligarh, IN	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1963	Mecca Fire STN, US	daily low max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1963	Edenton, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1963	Bahragora, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1963	Aligarh, IN	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1963	Avalon Pleasure Pier, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1963	Shimla, IN	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1963	Quincy, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1963	Susanville 2SW, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1963	Magdalena, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1963	Arhangelsk, RU	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1963	Carson City, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1963	Cornwall, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1963	Sabalgarh, IN	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1963	Sierraville Rs, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1963	Upper Lake 2 N, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 554 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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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	388
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2