Weather Records on 30 October 1963

353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1963. Highest significance: Mont-Aigoual, FR.

Key Facts for 30 October 1963

On 30 October 1963, 353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 339 daily.
Mont-Aigoual set an all-time record daily precipitation of 346.0 mm (13.6 in) on 30 October 1963.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

353 stations

353 station records on 30 October 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	346.0 mm (13.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taboleiro Do Meio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pesqueira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorddrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Rietvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Preston Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paulistana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thetford Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Do Braco (Efic)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Jacks Creek No3)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Supai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Mitis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aguiar da Beira	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

353 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 30 October 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 30 October 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

296 broken records

Margins by which the 296 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1963

Top 20 records on 30 October 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1963	Mont-Aigoual, FR	all-time rain	346.0 mm (13.6 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	Itaete (Iguacu), BR	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	Woodland, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	Taboleiro Do Meio, BR	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	Pesqueira, BR	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	East Maitland Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	Lewiston, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	Richmond, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	Cessnock Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	Brejo Santo, BR	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	Border 3 N, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	Bysonder, ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	Gardiner, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	Ripogenus Dam, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	Berlin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1963	Teresina, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	36 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

1799 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1963. 1963 had 353 records.

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

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

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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	248
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3