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Weather Records on 4 October 1963

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1963. Highest significance: Gidhour, IN.

Key Facts for 4 October 1963

  • On 4 October 1963, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 431 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 442 daily.
  • Gidhour set a daily record precipitation of 76.0 mm (3.0 in) on 4 October 1963.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

528 stations
Weather records on 4 October 1963 528 station records on 4 October 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
528 station records on 4 October 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 October 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GidhourIndiaRecord daily precipitation76.0 mm (3.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State HospUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777United StatesRecord daily precipitation249.9 mm (9.8 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 2 EUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NWUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.1 C (97.0 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
TimiryazevskijRussiaRecord daily precipitation40.2 mm (1.6 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 NUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2United StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
BoulderUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1EUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NWUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
ChakaibandaIndiaRecord daily precipitation96.5 mm (3.8 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
BeowaweUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3WUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
PowellUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake KdlrUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount BarkerAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
BikinRussiaRecord daily precipitation38.8 mm (1.5 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Yates CtrUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
FessendenUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NWUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Willow CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
HighmoreUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.1 C (97.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNWUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
HoustonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
WesthopeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
EurekaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)MexicoRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
BallantineUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
BroadusUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntley Exp STNUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
HartingtonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
MaddockUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
YeringtonUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
LintonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4NUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 EUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature37.2 C (99.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
LeadUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
AberdeenUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3SUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Park RiverUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
WaskadaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
JakutskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-16.2 C (2.8 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
GraceUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River FallsUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
AmidonUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp FarmUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
WinnerUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Dhanbad SrIndiaRecord daily precipitation59.5 mm (2.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la UnionMexicoRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records
Records on 4 October 1963 by type Records set or tied on 4 October 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 304, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 48. 0100200300400Highest daily maximum: 304Lowest daily maximum: 25Highest daily minimum: 127Lowest daily minimum: 24Heaviest daily rainfall: 48Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 October 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 304, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 48.
Records on 4 October 1963 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum304
Lowest daily maximum25
Highest daily minimum127
Lowest daily minimum24
Heaviest daily rainfall48
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 October 1963 by timescale Records on 4 October 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 86, daily 442. 0200400600all-time: 0monthly: 86daily: 442all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 October 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 86, daily 442.
Records on 4 October 1963 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly86
daily442

How Much Records Were Beaten By

365 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 October 1963 Margins by which the 365 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.6. Ties are not counted. 01002003004000 to 10: 35810 to 20: 220 to 30: 330 to 40: 040 to 50: 20 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 365 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 October 1963
MarginRecords
0 to 10358
10 to 202
20 to 303
30 to 400
40 to 502

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1963
Top 20 records on 4 October 1963 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 October 1963Gidhour, INdaily rain76.0 mm (3.0 in)48.6 mm (1.9 in)61 years38 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1963Jamestown State Hosp, USmonthly high max35.0 C (95.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)57 years36 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1963Kalihi Rsch Site 777, USmonthly rain249.9 mm (9.8 in)28.2 mm (1.1 in)23 years36 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1963Forsyth 2 E, USmonthly high max35.6 C (96.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)52 years33 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1963Springview 2NW, USmonthly high max36.1 C (97.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)52 years33 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1963Woodstock, CAdaily low max7.8 C (46.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)74 years32 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1963Timiryazevskij, RUdaily rain40.2 mm (1.6 in)21.2 mm (0.8 in)12 years32 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1963Hannah 2 N, USmonthly high max32.2 C (90.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)53 years32 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1963Three Rivers Ed Ph 2, USmonthly high min20.6 C (69.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)28 years31 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1963Boulder, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)57 years31 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1963Eureka 1E, USmonthly high max36.7 C (98.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)51 years31 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1963Edmore 4NW, USmonthly high max33.3 C (91.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)52 years31 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1963Chakaibanda, INdaily rain96.5 mm (3.8 in)44.9 mm (1.8 in)16 years30 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1963Manistee 3SE, USdaily low min0.6 C (33.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)74 years30 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1963Beowawe, USmonthly high min11.1 C (52.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)45 years30 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1963Mc Henry 3W, USmonthly high max34.4 C (93.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)41 years30 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1963Towner 2 NE, USmonthly high max35.0 C (95.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)42 years30 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1963Powell, USmonthly high max31.1 C (88.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)52 years30 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1963Devils Lake Kdlr, USmonthly high max34.4 C (93.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)41 years30 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1963Mount Barker, AUdaily high min17.0 C (62.6 F)4.2 C (7.6 F)32 years29 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

1795 to 1963
Records on 10-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1963. 1963 had 528 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11802: 11841: 21843: 11844: 21847: 21853: 11859: 11864: 81865: 21867: 11868: 11873: 11875: 11876: 11878: 11880: 11881: 31882: 11883: 31884: 41885: 21886: 31888: 51889: 21890: 11891: 31892: 21893: 21894: 31895: 31896: 31898: 41899: 11900: 31901: 91902: 51903: 81904: 51905: 111906: 291907: 101908: 181909: 131910: 211911: 231912: 1011913: 121914: 181915: 131916: 1371917: 1571918: 1271919: 301920: 311921: 461922: 441923: 211924: 631925: 1301926: 2551927: 1721928: 1311929: 3391930: 2441931: 3611932: 4131933: 2991934: 1211935: 8331936: 1611937: 4831938: 4401939: 3451940: 2201941: 8501942: 1981943: 4261944: 3281945: 5431946: 3141947: 5921948: 4491949: 4911950: 5651951: 6171952: 7171953: 3581954: 9991955: 6301956: 4671957: 5331958: 7041959: 8121960: 2461961: 7581962: 3131963: 5281964: 3891965: 7601966: 4641967: 4401968: 5871969: 6281970: 5391971: 3611972: 7121973: 6041974: 1,8461975: 6811976: 8691977: 5171978: 4881979: 7331980: 9751981: 9941982: 4151983: 7621984: 8641985: 8631986: 1,2651987: 1,5021988: 7131989: 7421990: 8451991: 8131992: 8661993: 9561994: 1,3411995: 1,1921996: 1,0121997: 9281998: 1,4871999: 1,5962000: 9172001: 5472002: 1,4652003: 6102004: 5622005: 1,9732006: 9872007: 9972008: 9352009: 1,4312010: 1,2302011: 9192012: 8642013: 1,1302014: 6112015: 7412016: 6802017: 7802018: 9792019: 1,1312020: 8972021: 6442022: 5612023: 9362024: 1,1972025: 9792026: 9421795188119001917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1963. 1963 had 528 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-04 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18021
18412
18431
18442
18472
18531
18591
18648
18652
18671
18681
18731
18751
18761
18781
18801
18813
18821
18833
18844
18852
18863
18885
18892
18901
18913
18922
18932
18943
18953
18963
18984
18991
19003
19019
19025
19038
19045
190511
190629
190710
190818
190913
191021
191123
1912101
191312
191418
191513
1916137
1917157
1918127
191930
192031
192146
192244
192321
192463
1925130
1926255
1927172
1928131
1929339
1930244
1931361
1932413
1933299
1934121
1935833
1936161
1937483
1938440
1939345
1940220
1941850
1942198
1943426
1944328
1945543
1946314
1947592
1948449
1949491
1950565
1951617
1952717
1953358
1954999
1955630
1956467
1957533
1958704
1959812
1960246
1961758
1962313
1963528
1964389
1965760
1966464
1967440
1968587
1969628
1970539
1971361
1972712
1973604
19741,846
1975681
1976869
1977517
1978488
1979733
1980975
1981994
1982415
1983762
1984864
1985863
19861,265
19871,502
1988713
1989742
1990845
1991813
1992866
1993956
19941,341
19951,192
19961,012
1997928
19981,487
19991,596
2000917
2001547
20021,465
2003610
2004562
20051,973
2006987
2007997
2008935
20091,431
20101,230
2011919
2012864
20131,130
2014611
2015741
2016680
2017780
2018979
20191,131
2020897
2021644
2022561
2023936
20241,197
2025979
2026942

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).