Weather Records on 7 January 1963

609 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1963. Highest significance: Fort Simpson, CA.

Key Facts for 7 January 1963

On 7 January 1963, 609 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
445 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 567 daily.
Fort Simpson set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 7 January 1963.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

609 stations

609 station records on 7 January 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shahat	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

609 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 216, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 229, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 7 January 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	216
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	229
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 7 January 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 567.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1963

Top 20 records on 7 January 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1963	Fort Simpson, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1963	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1963	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1963	Kalihi Rsch Site 777, US	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1963	Eversley, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1963	Makapuu Point 724, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1963	Virden, CA	monthly high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1963	Eerstegeluk, ZA	daily rain	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1963	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1963	Waimanalo 794, US	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1963	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1963	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1963	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1963	Virden, CA	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1963	Mayo A, CA	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1963	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1963	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1963	Chinook, US	monthly high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1963	Vastervik, SE	daily low min	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1963	La Delle 7 NE, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1826 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1963. 1963 had 609 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	474
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1