Weather Records on 29 September 1963

996 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1963. Highest significance: Newton, US.

Key Facts for 29 September 1963

On 29 September 1963, 996 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
468 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 975 daily.
Newton set a daily record precipitation of 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 29 September 1963.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

996 stations

996 station records on 29 September 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sahebganj	India	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madhepur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mohiuddin Nagar	India	Record daily precipitation	215.8 mm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madhipura	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phulwari	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gogri	India	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coffee Springs 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

996 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 334, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 446, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 September 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	334
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	446
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 September 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 975.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

840 broken records

Margins by which the 840 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 144.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1963

Top 20 records on 29 September 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1963	Newton, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1963	Catawba, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1963	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1963	Marshall, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1963	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1963	Barh, IN	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1963	Honokane 181.1, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1963	Sahebganj, IN	daily rain	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	144.2 mm (5.7 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1963	Honomu Mauka 138, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1963	Kukaiau 222, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1963	Amarpara, IN	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1963	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1963	Belleville, CA	monthly low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1963	Madhepur, IN	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1963	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1963	Caryville, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1963	Cairo 1SW, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1963	Canton, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1963	Mohiuddin Nagar, IN	daily rain	215.8 mm (8.5 in)	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1963	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	46 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

1836 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1963. 1963 had 996 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

Download the Data

Data for records on 1963-09-29: 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 20	721
20 to 40	62
40 to 60	31
60 to 80	16
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2