Weather Records on 6 October 1963

693 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1963. Highest significance: Pinsk, BY.

Key Facts for 6 October 1963

On 6 October 1963, 693 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
545 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 89 monthly and 604 daily.
Pinsk set a daily record precipitation of 64.6 mm (2.5 in) on 6 October 1963.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

693 stations

693 station records on 6 October 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waldems-Reinborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weinsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bernkastel-Kues	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Limburg/Lahn-Offheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen-Elsenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

693 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 418, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 6 October 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	418
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 89, daily 604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

529 broken records

Margins by which the 529 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1963

Top 20 records on 6 October 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1963	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1963	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1963	Waldems-Reinborn, DE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1963	Weinsberg, DE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1963	Kaneohe Mauka 781, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1963	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1963	Minsk, BY	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1963	Rheinstetten, DE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1963	Limburg/Lahn-Offheim, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1963	Podor, SN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1963	Port Washington, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1963	West Bend, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1963	Montcornet, FR	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1963	Eppingen, DE	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1963	Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach, DE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1963	Waukesha Wwtp, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1963	S Bend AP, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1963	Tororo, UG	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1963	Marengo, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1963	Elkader 6 SSW, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	66 years	36 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

1802 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1963. 1963 had 693 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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	520
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1