Weather Records on 26 October 1963

1,079 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1963. Highest significance: Stradbroke Station, AU.

Key Facts for 26 October 1963

On 26 October 1963, 1,079 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
844 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 1,072 daily.
Stradbroke Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 26 October 1963.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,079 stations

1,079 station records on 26 October 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wolwefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koeifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Veitch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bandwan	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wagenaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolet	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tantoyuca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,079 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 550, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 294, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 October 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	550
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	294
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 October 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 1,072.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

906 broken records

Margins by which the 906 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1963

Top 20 records on 26 October 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1963	Stradbroke Station, AU	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Trondheim - Voll, NO	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Wolwefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Akluj, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Almaty, KZ	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Ust-Hairyuzovo, RU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Koeifontein, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Veitch, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Huntingdon, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Southport 5 N, US	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Corona Downs, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Chatsworth, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Southampton, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Willard 4 SW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Port Hastings, CA	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1963	Mehkar, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	38 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

1816 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1963. 1963 had 1,079 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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 10	846
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2