Weather Records on 31 October 1963

631 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1963. Highest significance: Enoggera Reservoir, AU.

Key Facts for 31 October 1963

On 31 October 1963, 631 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 623 daily.
Enoggera Reservoir set a daily record precipitation of 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 31 October 1963.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

631 stations

631 station records on 31 October 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dyliabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersyde Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bollier	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	336.0 mm (13.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Muir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Tu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dellyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kojaneerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee Agric Res Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Talhada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falls River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merlwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bovenlandsplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Innis Plain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

631 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 484, Heaviest daily snowfall 22.

Records on 31 October 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	484
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 October 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

565 broken records

Margins by which the 565 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 206.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1963

Top 20 records on 31 October 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1963	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1963	Dyliabing, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1963	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1963	Riverdale, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1963	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1963	Hillcroft, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1963	Aldersyde Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1963	Alderley, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1963	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1963	Bollier, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1963	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	336.0 mm (13.2 in)	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1963	Driggs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1963	Lake Muir, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1963	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1963	Campo Maior, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1963	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1963	Kenilworth Tu, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1963	Dellyanine, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1963	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1963	Yellanup, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	46 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

1805 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1963. 1963 had 631 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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 50	556
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1