Weather Records on 9 May 1963

1,103 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1963. Highest significance: Bhavnathpur, IN.

Key Facts for 9 May 1963

On 9 May 1963, 1,103 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
620 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,065 daily.
Bhavnathpur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 137.0 mm (5.4 in) on 9 May 1963.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

1,103 stations

1,103 station records on 9 May 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla (Jeolga Old.Sf.Site)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.9 mm (9.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deogaon Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garu	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carmendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Caroline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garhwa	India	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neverset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Machhlisnahr	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lourensgeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hajipur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,103 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 233, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 387, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 407, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 9 May 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	233
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	387
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	407
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 May 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 36, daily 1,065.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

900 broken records

Margins by which the 900 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1963

Top 20 records on 9 May 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1963	Bhavnathpur, IN	monthly rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1963	Kalgan River, AU	all-time rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1963	Skjak, NO	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1963	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1963	King River, AU	all-time rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1963	Klein Australie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1963	Barrett Meadows, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1963	Jackson, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1963	Jeogla Station, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1963	Jeogla (Jeolga Old.Sf.Site), AU	monthly rain	232.9 mm (9.2 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1963	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1963	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1963	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1963	Bowraville (Weeroona), AU	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1963	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1963	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1963	Deogaon Lalganj, IN	daily rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1963	Garu, IN	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1963	Carmendale, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1963	Woogenellup, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	47 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

1793 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 1,103 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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	831
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1