Weather Records on 3 November 1963

271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1963. Highest significance: Bloomfield, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1963

On 3 November 1963, 271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 265 daily.
Bloomfield set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 3 November 1963.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

271 stations

271 station records on 3 November 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
York Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Safipur	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chapra Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

271 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 November 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 November 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 265.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

231 broken records

Margins by which the 231 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1963

Top 20 records on 3 November 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1963	Bloomfield, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1963	Rochester, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1963	Sibsagar, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1963	Dixville Notch, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1963	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1963	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1963	Deer Lake, CA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1963	Lugano, CH	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1963	Butler, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1963	Bethlehem, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1963	Barh, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1963	Mongpoo, IN	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1963	Sacaton, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1963	York Pond, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1963	Gospic, HR	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1963	Innsbruck, AT	daily high max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	67 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1963	Estevan Point, CA	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1963	Viljujsk, RU	monthly high max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1963	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1963	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	28 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

1821 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1963. 1963 had 271 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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	223
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1