Weather Records on 12 October 1963

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1963. Highest significance: Mundagod, IN.

Key Facts for 12 October 1963

On 12 October 1963, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
289 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 452 daily.
Mundagod set a monthly record daily precipitation of 143.5 mm (5.6 in) on 12 October 1963.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

459 stations

459 station records on 12 October 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
North Fork Mntc STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gadgarra Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Himayatsagar Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalladi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baridpur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deeral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khunti	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Balkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dahiwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lingasugur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amarapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Giant Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 194, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 12 October 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	194
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 12 October 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 452.

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 95.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1963

Top 20 records on 12 October 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1963	Mundagod, IN	monthly rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1963	North Fork Mntc STN, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1963	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1963	Ramachandrapuram, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1963	Gadgarra Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1963	Millaa Millaa Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1963	Himayatsagar Pwd, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1963	Elko Rgnl AP, US	monthly snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1963	Jath, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1963	Tully Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1963	Estevan Point, CA	monthly rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1963	Kalladi, IN	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1963	Kasargod, IN	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1963	Belle Isle, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1963	Islampur, IN	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1963	Madakasira, IN	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1963	Siddapur, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1963	Puttur, IN	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1963	Baridpur, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1963	Deadwood, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	31 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

1805 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1963. 1963 had 459 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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	315
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1