Weather Records on 27 October 1963

798 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1963. Highest significance: Mount Barker, AU.

Key Facts for 27 October 1963

On 27 October 1963, 798 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
435 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 779 daily.
Mount Barker set a monthly record daily precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 27 October 1963.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

798 stations

798 station records on 27 October 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Conargo (Hartwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mypolonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Finniss	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tailem Bend (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Plains (Metala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moorlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arno Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Seaton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Nonowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yenda (Henry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Waite Institute)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Daysdale (Dennison Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mindarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whorouly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (Kalyra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gleniffer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

798 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 304, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 27 October 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	304
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 October 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 779.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

672 broken records

Margins by which the 672 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1963

Top 20 records on 27 October 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1963	Mount Barker, AU	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	74 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 October 1963	Cowell, AU	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	79 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1963	Second Valley (Poolamacca), AU	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	78 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1963	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	62 years	77 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1963	Moonta, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1963	Hahndorf, AU	monthly rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1963	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1963	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1963	Strathalbyn, AU	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1963	Kanmantoo, AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1963	Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang, AU	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1963	Carpa, AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1963	Bute (Ninnes), AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1963	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1963	Conargo (Hartwood), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1963	Ashbourne, AU	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1963	Mypolonga, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1963	Trawalla, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1963	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1963	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	55 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

1802 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1963. 1963 had 798 records.

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

Records on 10-27 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1831	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1847	2
1849	2
1856	2
1861	1
1866	4
1869	4
1870	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	5
1888	3
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1898	4
1899	14
1900	9
1901	5
1902	8
1903	23
1904	6
1905	11
1906	11
1907	9
1908	16
1909	13
1910	14
1911	20
1912	42
1913	91
1914	54
1915	65
1916	28
1917	45
1918	77
1919	74
1920	98
1921	37
1922	97
1923	63
1924	104
1925	383
1926	176
1927	521
1928	162
1929	92
1930	158
1931	241
1932	319
1933	313
1934	173
1935	266
1936	725
1937	477
1938	160
1939	836
1940	605
1941	409
1942	629
1943	479
1944	519
1945	674
1946	450
1947	551
1948	160
1949	182
1950	603
1951	269
1952	640
1953	285
1954	493
1955	578
1956	339
1957	1,116
1958	163
1959	376
1960	180
1961	428
1962	704
1963	798
1964	294
1965	284
1966	256
1967	485
1968	436
1969	532
1970	1,071
1971	1,157
1972	694
1973	719
1974	384
1975	424
1976	1,387
1977	608
1978	593
1979	553
1980	1,148
1981	1,076
1982	793
1983	707
1984	1,183
1985	592
1986	531
1987	863
1988	829
1989	1,506
1990	441
1991	1,722
1992	703
1993	667
1994	894
1995	1,238
1996	1,651
1997	2,783
1998	1,696
1999	991
2000	832
2001	1,100
2002	1,040
2003	1,669
2004	1,546
2005	897
2006	1,442
2007	950
2008	650
2009	954
2010	1,676
2011	690
2012	991
2013	706
2014	973
2015	395
2016	761
2017	582
2018	701
2019	1,364
2020	2,886
2021	536
2022	657
2023	1,668
2024	694
2025	524

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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 10	555
10 to 20	68
20 to 30	32
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1