Weather Records on 2 January 1963

508 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1963. Highest significance: Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU.

Key Facts for 2 January 1963

On 2 January 1963, 508 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 491 daily.
Drake (Village Resource Centre set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 2 January 1963.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

508 stations

508 station records on 2 January 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wylie Creek (Aloomba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Corinella Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Googa Googa Crk Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes (Mt Mitchell Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leaghur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tongala (Peppertree Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lima East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gladysvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moondah the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coalstoun Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

508 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 2 January 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 2 January 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1963

Top 20 records on 2 January 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1963	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	Wylie Creek (Aloomba), AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	Woodend (Carlisle Street), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	Woodend (Corinella Road), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	Maryland, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	Benalla (Shadforth Street), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	Googa Googa Crk Forest, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	The Rock (Bullenbong), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	Glen Innes (Mt Mitchell Forest, AU	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	Sandvig, DK	daily low min	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	Imbil Forestry, AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	Nymboida (Armidale Road), AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	Brooklana, AU	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	Miepoll South, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1963	Nyah, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	36 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

1794 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1963. 1963 had 508 records.

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

Records on 01-02 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1800	1
1810	1
1823	1
1825	2
1830	2
1834	1
1840	1
1854	1
1855	1
1860	4
1861	4
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	4
1873	3
1874	1
1875	3
1876	4
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1882	1
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	7
1897	1
1898	2
1899	8
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	6
1904	22
1905	14
1906	8
1907	18
1908	6
1909	26
1910	17
1911	22
1912	53
1913	19
1914	27
1915	22
1916	43
1917	86
1918	114
1919	49
1920	48
1921	265
1922	77
1923	46
1924	165
1925	146
1926	190
1927	241
1928	744
1929	42
1930	264
1931	296
1932	148
1933	107
1934	242
1935	283
1936	460
1937	634
1938	111
1939	633
1940	403
1941	518
1942	619
1943	440
1944	355
1945	327
1946	157
1947	776
1948	967
1949	338
1950	1,253
1951	622
1952	823
1953	281
1954	309
1955	407
1956	179
1957	199
1958	240
1959	391
1960	630
1961	638
1962	582
1963	508
1964	955
1965	638
1966	964
1967	265
1968	807
1969	623
1970	947
1971	624
1972	407
1973	524
1974	1,495
1975	622
1976	653
1977	664
1978	689
1979	3,391
1980	360
1981	989
1982	1,102
1983	690
1984	1,221
1985	860
1986	641
1987	1,083
1988	1,279
1989	584
1990	425
1991	689
1992	947
1993	893
1994	576
1995	570
1996	1,425
1997	3,370
1998	1,108
1999	1,607
2000	1,340
2001	1,410
2002	1,021
2003	1,363
2004	1,212
2005	1,205
2006	1,658
2007	941
2008	843
2009	826
2010	1,304
2011	866
2012	805
2013	548
2014	684
2015	778
2016	603
2017	771
2018	2,183
2019	481
2020	645
2021	495
2022	1,905
2023	1,497
2024	635
2025	566
2026	770

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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	325
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	8
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	2