Weather Records on 8 January 1963

692 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1963. Highest significance: Krielsfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 January 1963

On 8 January 1963, 692 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
410 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 679 daily.
Krielsfontein set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 8 January 1963.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

692 stations

692 station records on 8 January 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmorey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Snowhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koele 693	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mulji Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neverset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Anicut	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Catharinasvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Impendle (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aakukui 1007	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

692 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 8 January 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 8 January 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 679.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

565 broken records

Margins by which the 565 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1963

Top 20 records on 8 January 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1963	Krielsfontein, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1963	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1963	Boatman Station, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1963	Villiers (Pol), ZA	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1963	Kilmorey, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1963	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1963	Gympie, AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1963	Snowhill, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1963	Koele 693, US	daily rain	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1963	Orion, AU	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1963	Wooroona, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1963	Ellendale, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1963	Heidelberg I, ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1963	Makapuu Point 724, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1963	Mt Hope, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1963	Vlakfontein, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1963	Mulji Vale, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1963	Neverset, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1963	Grove Farm 1021, US	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1963	Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr, US	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	0 years	43 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

1806 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1963. 1963 had 692 records.

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

Records on 01-08 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1839	1
1841	1
1846	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1858	2
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	5
1880	1
1882	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	10
1906	9
1907	24
1908	25
1909	12
1910	9
1911	13
1912	49
1913	35
1914	39
1915	51
1916	33
1917	23
1918	83
1919	91
1920	68
1921	43
1922	243
1923	165
1924	112
1925	70
1926	245
1927	107
1928	291
1929	183
1930	810
1931	104
1932	173
1933	243
1934	450
1935	824
1936	714
1937	1,703
1938	207
1939	619
1940	560
1941	414
1942	1,643
1943	371
1944	228
1945	520
1946	476
1947	238
1948	566
1949	463
1950	290
1951	387
1952	341
1953	669
1954	362
1955	167
1956	402
1957	616
1958	658
1959	295
1960	422
1961	236
1962	780
1963	692
1964	437
1965	1,185
1966	443
1967	463
1968	1,675
1969	651
1970	1,713
1971	730
1972	516
1973	1,496
1974	1,171
1975	957
1976	1,215
1977	537
1978	805
1979	1,640
1980	569
1981	589
1982	1,320
1983	598
1984	604
1985	1,545
1986	654
1987	820
1988	1,644
1989	1,900
1990	1,161
1991	872
1992	1,640
1993	1,525
1994	1,224
1995	783
1996	2,009
1997	1,203
1998	2,895
1999	1,107
2000	605
2001	954
2002	1,628
2003	1,362
2004	684
2005	1,764
2006	1,204
2007	1,003
2008	2,350
2009	761
2010	2,002
2011	885
2012	591
2013	398
2014	1,398
2015	1,311
2016	748
2017	1,045
2018	620
2019	522
2020	565
2021	590
2022	698
2023	426
2024	1,170
2025	597
2026	1,053

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 25	500
25 to 50	36
50 to 75	21
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1