Weather Records on 13 January 1963

1,727 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1963. Highest significance: Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU.

Key Facts for 13 January 1963

On 13 January 1963, 1,727 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 1,181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 72 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,613 daily.
Belair (State Flora Nursery) set a daily record precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 13 January 1963.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

1,727 stations

1,727 station records on 13 January 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Acu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrega (Taunton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (Kalyra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Light	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mundau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crownpoint	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Torrens Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Itapeim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,727 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 598, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 583, Heaviest daily rainfall 401, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 13 January 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	598
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	583
Heaviest daily rainfall	401
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 13 January 1963 by timescale: all-time 72, monthly 42, daily 1,613.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,539 broken records

Margins by which the 1,539 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1963

Top 20 records on 13 January 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1963	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1963	Stirling, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1963	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1963	Port Germein (Telowie), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1963	Adelaide (Thorndon Park), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1963	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1963	Acu, BR	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1963	Wirrega (Taunton), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1963	Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1963	Keith, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1963	Belair (Kalyra), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1963	Kolora (Wooriwyrite), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1963	Virajpet, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1963	Coromandel Valley (Branden), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1963	Redford, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1963	Tihoreck, RU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1963	Haripad, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1963	Lower Light, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1963	Roseworthy Agric College, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1963	Rocky Vale, AU	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	27 years	50 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 1,727 records.

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

Records on 01-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	2
1837	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1864	2
1867	1
1870	2
1871	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	3
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	5
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	4
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	4
1904	23
1905	5
1906	9
1907	14
1908	17
1909	8
1910	45
1911	60
1912	104
1913	6
1914	58
1915	14
1916	49
1917	39
1918	102
1919	23
1920	87
1921	55
1922	104
1923	72
1924	68
1925	418
1926	62
1927	189
1928	638
1929	116
1930	310
1931	102
1932	1,183
1933	115
1934	232
1935	174
1936	220
1937	284
1938	235
1939	357
1940	324
1941	415
1942	318
1943	377
1944	373
1945	507
1946	212
1947	341
1948	533
1949	420
1950	1,141
1951	400
1952	375
1953	669
1954	427
1955	261
1956	469
1957	552
1958	327
1959	347
1960	968
1961	264
1962	711
1963	1,727
1964	995
1965	320
1966	652
1967	470
1968	1,024
1969	615
1970	468
1971	827
1972	1,221
1973	928
1974	762
1975	916
1976	683
1977	889
1978	487
1979	1,801
1980	1,246
1981	1,168
1982	1,381
1983	1,131
1984	657
1985	923
1986	619
1987	1,851
1988	674
1989	769
1990	517
1991	627
1992	841
1993	2,132
1994	1,264
1995	1,729
1996	1,855
1997	2,435
1998	1,001
1999	679
2000	966
2001	662
2002	1,219
2003	566
2004	769
2005	1,883
2006	1,104
2007	2,370
2008	398
2009	875
2010	800
2011	1,358
2012	433
2013	1,645
2014	370
2015	916
2016	422
2017	1,126
2018	961
2019	479
2020	611
2021	631
2022	754
2023	741
2024	1,987
2025	436
2026	1,150

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Data for records on 1963-01-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,497
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1