Weather Records on 23 October 1963

1,297 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1963. Highest significance: Tiptur, IN.

Key Facts for 23 October 1963

On 23 October 1963, 1,297 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,013 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 1,290 daily.
Tiptur set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 23 October 1963.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,297 stations

1,297 station records on 23 October 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagamandala	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karike	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nuzvid	India	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baikunthpur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moosomin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek-Rainhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barachatti	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Proddatur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ontonagon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sampaje	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,297 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 542, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 471, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 October 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	542
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	471
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 October 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 1,290.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,102 broken records

Margins by which the 1,102 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1963

Top 20 records on 23 October 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1963	Tiptur, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1963	Hadagalli, IN	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1963	Kasargod, IN	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1963	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1963	Sringeri, IN	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1963	Bhagamandala, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1963	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1963	Karike, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1963	Nagaram, IN	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1963	Cannanore, IN	daily rain	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1963	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1963	Bangarpet, IN	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1963	Nuzvid, IN	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1963	Chintalapudi, IN	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1963	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1963	Southampton, CA	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1963	Baikunthpur, IN	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1963	Bhandaria, IN	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1963	Karunagapalli, IN	monthly rain	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1963	Moosomin, CA	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	61 years	40 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

1795 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1963. 1963 had 1,297 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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	1,027
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2