Weather Records on 13 October 1963

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1963. Highest significance: Coalville, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1963

On 13 October 1963, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
357 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 510 daily.
Coalville set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 13 October 1963.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 13 October 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coalville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli City	Libya	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpipla(Nandod)	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 218, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 13 October 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	218
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 13 October 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1963

Top 20 records on 13 October 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1963	Coalville, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1963	Rockley Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1963	Cudgegong (Kiora), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1963	Olinda (Springdale), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1963	Gavle, SE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1963	Belle Isle, CA	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1963	Orje, NO	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1963	Taralga (Grathawai), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1963	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	20.5 C (68.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1963	Richland, US	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1963	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1963	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low max	14.3 C (57.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1963	Maasbult, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1963	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1963	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	65 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1963	Forks 1 E, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1963	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1963	Chilliwack, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1963	Castle Rock, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1963	Kamloops, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	48 years	30 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 519 records.

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

Records on 10-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1817	1
1831	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	2
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	6
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	8
1902	16
1903	10
1904	18
1905	5
1906	10
1907	16
1908	13
1909	39
1910	26
1911	13
1912	21
1913	29
1914	21
1915	79
1916	52
1917	30
1918	28
1919	47
1920	41
1921	74
1922	22
1923	159
1924	77
1925	208
1926	137
1927	225
1928	470
1929	169
1930	375
1931	317
1932	315
1933	186
1934	445
1935	310
1936	251
1937	371
1938	525
1939	203
1940	267
1941	555
1942	351
1943	501
1944	350
1945	252
1946	374
1947	399
1948	294
1949	599
1950	704
1951	411
1952	335
1953	275
1954	1,071
1955	535
1956	857
1957	629
1958	535
1959	536
1960	383
1961	433
1962	840
1963	519
1964	515
1965	180
1966	878
1967	307
1968	577
1969	2,308
1970	672
1971	576
1972	534
1973	811
1974	423
1975	1,002
1976	900
1977	1,036
1978	800
1979	922
1980	742
1981	973
1982	1,328
1983	1,412
1984	495
1985	979
1986	1,468
1987	1,155
1988	1,499
1989	571
1990	1,391
1991	807
1992	1,150
1993	932
1994	904
1995	1,224
1996	619
1997	1,790
1998	840
1999	696
2000	768
2001	1,112
2002	922
2003	764
2004	735
2005	761
2006	1,571
2007	602
2008	1,479
2009	1,777
2010	626
2011	772
2012	819
2013	478
2014	552
2015	853
2016	572
2017	708
2018	1,475
2019	874
2020	532
2021	1,412
2022	972
2023	1,060
2024	962
2025	760

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	373
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1