Weather Records on 6 December 1963

391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1963. Highest significance: Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU.

Key Facts for 6 December 1963

On 6 December 1963, 391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 387 daily.
Taganrog (Lighthouse) set a daily record precipitation of 27.7 mm (1.1 in) on 6 December 1963.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

391 stations

391 station records on 6 December 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ceylon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Souris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Graysville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Francis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laverton Salines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taldra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caron	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunbower Gee Tee Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Healesville (Mount St Leonard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

391 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 December 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 December 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 387.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

337 broken records

Margins by which the 337 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1963

Top 20 records on 6 December 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1963	Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1963	Ghanzi, BW	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1963	Ceylon, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1963	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1963	Mincha, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1963	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1963	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	78 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1963	Souris, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1963	Blaine, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1963	Pierson, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1963	Burenda, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 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)
6 December 1963	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1963	Yellow Grass, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1963	Mornington, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1963	Graysville, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1963	Korumburra, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1963	Francis, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1963	Shaunavon, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1963	Ninette, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	14 years	32 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

1804 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1963. 1963 had 391 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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	300
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	1