Weather Records on 1 October 1963

598 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1963. Highest significance: Barellan Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 1 October 1963

On 1 October 1963, 598 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
441 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 93 monthly and 505 daily.
Barellan Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 1 October 1963.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

598 stations

598 station records on 1 October 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Numbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Gabriel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haiwee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

598 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 283, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 91.

Records on 1 October 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	283
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 October 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 93, daily 505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1963

Top 20 records on 1 October 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1963	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1963	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1963	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	monthly high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1963	Vermillion 2 SE, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1963	Mohall, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1963	Jimenbuen, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1963	Numbla, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1963	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1963	Fallon Exp STN, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1963	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1963	Bhavnathpur, IN	monthly rain	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1963	Tiruvaiyaru, IN	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1963	Ohotsk, RU	monthly high min	10.4 C (50.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1963	Grafton, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1963	New Salem 5NW, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1963	Grenfell, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1963	Sombrerete (Dge), MX	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1963	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily high max	17.7 C (63.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1963	Bird Island, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1963	Oakdale, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	34 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

1813 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1963. 1963 had 598 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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	372
5 to 10	30
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	2