Weather Records on 19 October 1963

796 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1963. Highest significance: Chandler, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 1963

On 19 October 1963, 796 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
617 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 791 daily.
Chandler set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 19 October 1963.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

796 stations

796 station records on 19 October 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khachrod	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenix Indian School	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stephens Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paw Paw	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort George	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

796 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 337, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 19 October 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	337
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 October 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 791.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

603 broken records

Margins by which the 603 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1963

Top 20 records on 19 October 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1963	Chandler, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1963	Tempe, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1963	Alpine, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1963	Mesa, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1963	Armagh, GB	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1963	Gisela, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1963	Marinette, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1963	Mecca Fire STN, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1963	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1963	Eastport, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1963	Baddeck, CA	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1963	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1963	Khachrod, IN	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1963	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1963	Rantoul, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1963	Phoenix Indian School, US	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1963	Delta, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1963	Concordia ASOS, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1963	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1963	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 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

1806 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1963. 1963 had 796 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 October 1963
Margin	Records
0 to 10	554
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1