Weather Records on 10 October 1963

613 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1963. Highest significance: Cape Naturaliste, AU.

Key Facts for 10 October 1963

On 10 October 1963, 613 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
390 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 604 daily.
Cape Naturaliste set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 10 October 1963.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

613 stations

613 station records on 10 October 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
S.Joao Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vectis, Winterton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Warren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balecove	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mimosa Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rocco	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coppermine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

613 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 284, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 10 October 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	284
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 10 October 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1963

Top 20 records on 10 October 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1963	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1963	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1963	Villa Nora (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1963	Pretoria-New Cemetry, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1963	S.Joao Do Piaui, BR	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1963	Vrede-Mun, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1963	Nebo, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1963	Vectis, Winterton, ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1963	Glen Warren, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1963	Balecove, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1963	Pithapuram, IN	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1963	Quindalup, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1963	Mimosa Park, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1963	Margaret River, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1963	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1963	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1963	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1963	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1963	Coloso, PR	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1963	Sandfontein (Irr), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	33 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 613 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	439
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1