Weather Records on 22 October 1963

909 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1963. Highest significance: Mercara Obsy Sr, IN.

Key Facts for 22 October 1963

On 22 October 1963, 909 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
661 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 892 daily.
Mercara Obsy Sr set a daily record precipitation of 86.2 mm (3.4 in) on 22 October 1963.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

909 stations

909 station records on 22 October 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dubari	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leeudoringstad (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huzurabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pindamonhangaba (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagamandala	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vernonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adilabad	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yerragondapalem	India	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

909 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 274, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 387, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 22 October 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	274
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	387
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 October 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 892.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

733 broken records

Margins by which the 733 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1963

Top 20 records on 22 October 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1963	Mercara Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1963	Ootacamund Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1963	Somwarpet, IN	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1963	Kurinjipadi, IN	daily rain	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1963	Meredith, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1963	Darrington Rs, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1963	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1963	Dubari, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1963	Narsaraopet, IN	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1963	Glenmorgan, IN	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1963	Chaplin, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1963	Oxford, GB	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	136 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1963	Leeudoringstad (Skl), ZA	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1963	Kollegal, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1963	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1963	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	12.9 C (55.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1963	Colwana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1963	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1963	Guntur, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1963	Huzurabad(Rev), IN	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	17 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

1793 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 909 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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	665
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1