Weather Records on 2 October 1963

446 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1963. Highest significance: Korsakov, RU.

Key Facts for 2 October 1963

On 2 October 1963, 446 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
323 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 408 daily.
Korsakov set a daily record precipitation of 51.4 mm (2.0 in) on 2 October 1963.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

446 stations

446 station records on 2 October 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Benipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madhipura	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chandi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jaley	India	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phulwari	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsganj	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raghopur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sakti	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Searchlight	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

446 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 78.

Records on 2 October 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

305 broken records

Margins by which the 305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1963

Top 20 records on 2 October 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1963	Korsakov, RU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1963	Hedal I Valdres, NO	monthly rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1963	Yates Ctr, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1963	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1963	Benipatti, IN	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1963	Madhipura, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1963	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	61 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1963	Muzaffarpur, IN	daily rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1963	Iguape, BR	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1963	Chandi, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1963	Lugano, CH	daily rain	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1963	Jaley, IN	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1963	Phulwari, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1963	Robertsganj, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1963	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1963	Santa Paula, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1963	Sambalpur, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1963	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1963	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1963	Carson City, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	28 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

1814 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1963. 1963 had 446 records.

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

Records on 10-02 in each year
Year	Records
1814	2
1817	1
1819	1
1832	1
1841	2
1846	1
1847	1
1853	1
1859	3
1860	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	3
1886	3
1888	3
1889	3
1890	5
1891	5
1892	2
1893	12
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	5
1899	13
1900	3
1901	3
1902	11
1903	15
1904	4
1905	15
1906	25
1907	8
1908	32
1909	9
1910	19
1911	41
1912	25
1913	14
1914	17
1915	21
1916	73
1917	67
1918	40
1919	47
1920	40
1921	57
1922	91
1923	77
1924	49
1925	139
1926	188
1927	531
1928	213
1929	350
1930	162
1931	183
1932	212
1933	567
1934	134
1935	333
1936	365
1937	407
1938	389
1939	400
1940	210
1941	402
1942	210
1943	355
1944	789
1945	380
1946	582
1947	539
1948	237
1949	237
1950	1,128
1951	577
1952	733
1953	957
1954	1,023
1955	397
1956	265
1957	646
1958	1,052
1959	942
1960	191
1961	866
1962	404
1963	446
1964	311
1965	415
1966	565
1967	395
1968	555
1969	482
1970	367
1971	1,053
1972	418
1973	538
1974	1,815
1975	699
1976	1,042
1977	920
1978	474
1979	599
1980	605
1981	846
1982	575
1983	689
1984	1,081
1985	1,104
1986	1,404
1987	712
1988	563
1989	855
1990	505
1991	604
1992	1,434
1993	1,145
1994	862
1995	854
1996	809
1997	1,249
1998	1,409
1999	1,566
2000	878
2001	989
2002	1,499
2003	1,977
2004	839
2005	1,136
2006	922
2007	622
2008	601
2009	1,450
2010	903
2011	1,406
2012	638
2013	603
2014	513
2015	745
2016	536
2017	887
2018	887
2019	2,132
2020	727
2021	721
2022	586
2023	1,300
2024	833
2025	376
2026	624

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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 10	280
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1