Weather Records on 4 December 1963

285 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1963. Highest significance: Maranguape, BR.

Key Facts for 4 December 1963

On 4 December 1963, 285 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 283 daily.
Maranguape set a daily record precipitation of 47.4 mm (1.9 in) on 4 December 1963.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

285 stations

285 station records on 4 December 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	209.2 mm (8.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Itapeim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiangua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gadgarra Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Modesto AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

285 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 4 December 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 4 December 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 283.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

227 broken records

Margins by which the 227 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1963

Top 20 records on 4 December 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1963	Maranguape, BR	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1963	Vedaranayam, IN	daily rain	209.2 mm (8.2 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1963	Mulungu, BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1963	Pattukkottai, IN	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1963	Itapeim, BR	monthly rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1963	Belle Isle, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1963	Baddeck, CA	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1963	Merced, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1963	Natashquan A, CA	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1963	Tiangua, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1963	Belle Isle, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1963	Denair 3 NNE, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1963	Fillmore, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1963	Baturite, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1963	Kulattur, IN	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1963	Vacaville, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1963	Black Rock, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1963	Gadgarra Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1963	Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1963	Collegeville, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	29 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

1796 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1963. 1963 had 285 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	193
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1