Weather Records on 11 October 1963

570 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1963. Highest significance: Ponce 4 E, PR.

Key Facts for 11 October 1963

On 11 October 1963, 570 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
338 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 559 daily.
Ponce 4 E set a daily record precipitation of 155.4 mm (6.1 in) on 11 October 1963.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

570 stations

570 station records on 11 October 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kalyandrug	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gadgarra Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heartsease	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale Woodward Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodfords	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrights	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

570 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 250, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 October 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	250
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 October 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1963

Top 20 records on 11 October 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1963	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1963	Kalyandrug, IN	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1963	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1963	Gadgarra Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1963	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1963	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1963	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1963	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1963	Marysville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1963	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1963	Vellore, IN	daily rain	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1963	Tadoussac, CA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1963	Oxford, GB	daily high max	21.6 C (70.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	111 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1963	Babinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1963	Madera, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1963	Mannarghat, IN	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1963	Lysebotn, NO	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1963	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1963	Bysonder, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1963	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	37 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

1793 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 570 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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	409
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2