Weather Records on 15 September 1963

455 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1963. Highest significance: Bhandar, IN.

Key Facts for 15 September 1963

On 15 September 1963, 455 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 442 daily.
Bhandar set an all-time record daily precipitation of 290.0 mm (11.4 in) on 15 September 1963.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

455 stations

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

Weather records on 15 September 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bhandar	India	Record daily precipitation	290.0 mm (11.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagaon Bhogaon	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shikohabad	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Firozabad	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalimpong Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bulandshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pachwara	India	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moth	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ambah	India	Record daily precipitation	142.4 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morena	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iglas	India	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Etawah	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sikandra Rao	India	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mustafabad Jasra	India	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deori	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sikandarabad	India	Record daily precipitation	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kasganj	India	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bidhuna	India	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haswell	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sagwara	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Datia	India	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

455 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 15 September 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 1963 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1963

Top 20 records on 15 September 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1963	Bhandar, IN	all-time rain	290.0 mm (11.4 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	Bhagaon Bhogaon, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	Shikohabad, IN	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	Firozabad, IN	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	Aligarh, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	Pichhore(Dabra), IN	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	Fatehabad, IN	daily rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	Kalimpong Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	New London, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	Bulandshahr, IN	daily rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	Anupshahr, IN	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	Aliganj, IN	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	Pachwara, IN	daily rain	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	Moth, IN	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	Ambah, IN	daily rain	142.4 mm (5.6 in)	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	Morena, IN	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	Mohpani, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1963	Assobani, IN	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	40 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

1797 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1963. 1963 had 455 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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	325
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	9
100 to 120	2