Weather Records on 9 January 1963

690 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1963. Highest significance: Palayankottai, IN.

Key Facts for 9 January 1963

On 9 January 1963, 690 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 679 daily.
Palayankottai set an all-time record daily precipitation of 292.8 mm (11.5 in) on 9 January 1963.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

690 stations

690 station records on 9 January 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	292.8 mm (11.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boscobel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Anicut	India	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Picos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

690 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 315, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 9 January 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	315
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 9 January 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 679.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

593 broken records

Margins by which the 593 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1963

Top 20 records on 9 January 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1963	Palayankottai, IN	all-time rain	292.8 mm (11.5 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1963	Maraisburg (Gm), ZA	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1963	Jhb-Turffontein, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1963	Industria, ZA	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1963	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1963	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1963	Tirunelveli, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1963	Kayatnur, IN	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1963	Jhb-Vrededorp, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1963	Harlem, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1963	Werrina, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1963	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1963	Woodlands, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1963	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1963	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1963	Heidelberg I, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1963	New Market, ZA	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1963	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1963	Kodumudi, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1963	Ekari Park, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	38 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

1799 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1963. 1963 had 690 records.

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

Records on 01-09 in each year
Year	Records
1799	2
1806	1
1830	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	1
1853	2
1855	1
1857	2
1858	2
1861	2
1862	2
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1882	1
1884	4
1886	2
1887	4
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	1
1897	6
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	5
1903	7
1904	11
1905	12
1906	13
1907	10
1908	13
1909	9
1910	14
1911	16
1912	64
1913	8
1914	30
1915	29
1916	56
1917	51
1918	76
1919	36
1920	66
1921	71
1922	92
1923	83
1924	161
1925	84
1926	144
1927	120
1928	387
1929	208
1930	919
1931	66
1932	205
1933	287
1934	446
1935	783
1936	577
1937	1,637
1938	250
1939	1,091
1940	623
1941	431
1942	948
1943	342
1944	442
1945	543
1946	623
1947	178
1948	278
1949	1,035
1950	407
1951	261
1952	310
1953	1,148
1954	298
1955	206
1956	416
1957	1,439
1958	661
1959	355
1960	575
1961	140
1962	1,334
1963	690
1964	857
1965	673
1966	289
1967	409
1968	1,461
1969	569
1970	1,833
1971	659
1972	617
1973	1,380
1974	1,392
1975	1,055
1976	792
1977	1,631
1978	1,494
1979	891
1980	794
1981	635
1982	1,162
1983	759
1984	538
1985	1,541
1986	685
1987	1,243
1988	1,247
1989	1,460
1990	1,335
1991	1,048
1992	1,368
1993	1,524
1994	852
1995	1,099
1996	1,632
1997	1,440
1998	1,735
1999	947
2000	677
2001	829
2002	1,889
2003	1,186
2004	717
2005	1,135
2006	872
2007	1,607
2008	1,335
2009	825
2010	1,941
2011	802
2012	604
2013	641
2014	694
2015	868
2016	616
2017	943
2018	742
2019	323
2020	471
2021	405
2022	356
2023	519
2024	1,533
2025	744
2026	1,609

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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	479
20 to 40	71
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	3