Weather Records on 3 October 1963

431 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1963. Highest significance: Gavle, SE.

Key Facts for 3 October 1963

On 3 October 1963, 431 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 396 daily.
Gavle set a daily record precipitation of 26.6 mm (1.0 in) on 3 October 1963.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

431 stations

431 station records on 3 October 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Phulwari	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tooma	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Doornbosch	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sherghati	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swaelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Supa	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harper	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nabinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sequim	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ladania	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buxar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Siljansfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

431 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 204, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 October 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	204
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 October 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 396.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

304 broken records

Margins by which the 304 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1963

Top 20 records on 3 October 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1963	Gavle, SE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1963	Phulwari, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1963	Chesterfield, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1963	Tooma, EE	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1963	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1963	Doornbosch, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1963	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1963	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1963	Payette, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1963	Turi, EE	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1963	Perth Regional Office, AU	monthly high min	20.4 C (68.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1963	Sherghati, IN	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1963	Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S, MX	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1963	Swaelfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1963	Arrowrock Dam, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1963	Riggins, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1963	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	75 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1963	Supa, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1963	Collbran, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1963	Durango, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	27 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

1834 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1963. 1963 had 431 records.

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

Records on 10-03 in each year
Year	Records
1834	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1859	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	5
1889	2
1890	3
1891	5
1893	4
1894	3
1895	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	6
1902	20
1903	3
1904	1
1905	7
1906	29
1907	5
1908	21
1909	13
1910	13
1911	22
1912	53
1913	17
1914	31
1915	13
1916	93
1917	77
1918	28
1919	46
1920	25
1921	82
1922	38
1923	46
1924	41
1925	171
1926	233
1927	335
1928	213
1929	223
1930	184
1931	256
1932	185
1933	178
1934	122
1935	423
1936	192
1937	386
1938	464
1939	352
1940	175
1941	662
1942	212
1943	306
1944	489
1945	521
1946	296
1947	725
1948	272
1949	426
1950	1,038
1951	706
1952	731
1953	645
1954	1,142
1955	426
1956	222
1957	469
1958	951
1959	704
1960	189
1961	804
1962	433
1963	431
1964	503
1965	281
1966	618
1967	610
1968	547
1969	624
1970	481
1971	511
1972	452
1973	613
1974	1,999
1975	809
1976	943
1977	480
1978	410
1979	573
1980	860
1981	1,138
1982	476
1983	648
1984	1,050
1985	1,013
1986	1,501
1987	1,324
1988	525
1989	906
1990	680
1991	862
1992	990
1993	926
1994	1,433
1995	1,249
1996	962
1997	1,085
1998	1,413
1999	1,683
2000	859
2001	846
2002	1,388
2003	1,107
2004	534
2005	1,406
2006	973
2007	872
2008	690
2009	1,322
2010	989
2011	1,024
2012	778
2013	856
2014	574
2015	824
2016	756
2017	1,064
2018	826
2019	1,427
2020	817
2021	635
2022	478
2023	1,024
2024	876
2025	733
2026	649

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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	298
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1