Weather Records on 10 January 1963

876 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1963. Highest significance: Beaver City, US.

Key Facts for 10 January 1963

On 10 January 1963, 876 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
162 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 869 daily.
Beaver City set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 10 January 1963.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

876 stations

876 station records on 10 January 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Darradup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beerwah Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Diddillibah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jigalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cowan Cowan Signal STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aspen	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bongaree Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekaram	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koonmarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

876 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 386, Heaviest daily snowfall 125, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 10 January 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	386
Heaviest daily snowfall	125
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 10 January 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 869.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

753 broken records

Margins by which the 753 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1963

Top 20 records on 10 January 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1963	Beaver City, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Darradup, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Madrid, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Beerwah Forest, AU	daily rain	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Frasers, ZA	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Waterdale, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Paonia 1SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Peachester, AU	daily rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Gundare, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Athipettu, IN	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Bald Knob, AU	daily rain	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Maleny Denning Rd, AU	daily rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Maple Plain, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Lodgepole, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1963	Diddillibah, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 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

1799 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1963. 1963 had 876 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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 25	640
25 to 50	59
50 to 75	20
75 to 100	17
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	7
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1