Weather Records on 31 December 1963

1,015 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1963. Highest significance: Poplarville Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 31 December 1963

On 31 December 1963, 1,015 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
464 were record highs and 389 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 973 daily.
Poplarville Exp STN set an all-time record daily snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 31 December 1963.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

1,015 stations

1,015 station records on 31 December 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caraubas (Caraibeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newnham (Rocherlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Picos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,015 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 312, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 291, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 31 December 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	312
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	291
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 31 December 1963 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 32, daily 973.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

831 broken records

Margins by which the 831 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

31 December 1963

Top 20 records on 31 December 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1963	Poplarville Exp STN, US	all-time snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	62 years	75 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1963	Poplarville Exp STN, US	all-time snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1963	New Orleans Audubon, US	monthly snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1963	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	all-time snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1963	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1963	Allardt, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1963	Greensboro, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1963	Mamanguape, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1963	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1963	Merrill, US	all-time snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1963	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1963	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	all-time snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1963	Joao Pessoa, BR	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1963	Palatka, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1963	Caraubas (Caraibeiras), BR	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1963	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1963	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1963	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1963	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1963	Fellsmere 7 SSW, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	37 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

1797 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1963. 1963 had 1,015 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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	812
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1