Weather Records on 23 September 1963

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1963. Highest significance: Ekaterinburg, RU.

Key Facts for 23 September 1963

On 23 September 1963, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 251 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 553 daily.
Ekaterinburg set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 23 September 1963.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

568 stations

568 station records on 23 September 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ufa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saranac Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pjatigorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 125.

Records on 23 September 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1963

Top 20 records on 23 September 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1963	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1963	Ufa, RU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1963	Crescent City, US	monthly rain	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1963	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1963	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	14.1 C (57.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	124 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1963	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1963	Periakulam, IN	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1963	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1963	Southport 5 N, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1963	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1963	Schuyler, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1963	Tuni, IN	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1963	New Bedford Coop, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1963	Sanborn, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1963	Framingham, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1963	Blair, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1963	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1963	Chestnut Hill, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1963	Turners Falls, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1963	Kennewick, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	31 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

1793 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 568 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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 5	377
5 to 10	27
10 to 15	14
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	6
25 to 30	4
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1