Weather Records on 9 October 1963

474 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1963. Highest significance: Vlakplaats, ZA.

Key Facts for 9 October 1963

On 9 October 1963, 474 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
310 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 460 daily.
Vlakplaats set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 9 October 1963.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

474 stations

474 station records on 9 October 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vlakplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blaauwkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Diddillibah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

474 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 192, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 October 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	192
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 October 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 460.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1963

Top 20 records on 9 October 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1963	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1963	Gudibanda, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1963	Blaauwkop, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1963	University Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1963	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1963	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1963	Karina, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1963	Schoonoord, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1963	Weltevreden, ZA	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1963	Montello 2NE, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1963	Fairbanks Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1963	Houston, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1963	Columbus, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1963	Independence, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1963	University Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1963	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1963	Kazan, RU	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1963	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1963	Idaho City, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1963	Richfield, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	29 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

1793 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 474 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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	335
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2