Weather Records on 16 January 1963

996 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1963. Highest significance: Glenfield (Macquarie), AU.

Key Facts for 16 January 1963

On 16 January 1963, 996 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 462 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 980 daily.
Glenfield (Macquarie) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 16 January 1963.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

996 stations

996 station records on 16 January 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bo-Downes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plashett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Rust (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Panna	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beeldhouersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterfall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lammerkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Teonthar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenny Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

996 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 338, Heaviest daily rainfall 434, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 16 January 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	338
Heaviest daily rainfall	434
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 16 January 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 980.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

880 broken records

Margins by which the 880 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

16 January 1963

Top 20 records on 16 January 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1963	Glenfield (Macquarie), AU	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1963	Royal Observatory, ZA	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1963	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1963	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1963	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1963	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1963	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1963	Ulamambri Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1963	Bo-Downes, ZA	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1963	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1963	Penrith Ladbury Avenue, AU	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1963	The Mills, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1963	Plashett, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1963	Olinda (Springdale), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1963	Wolmada, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1963	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1963	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1963	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1963	St Marys Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1963	Dapto West (Stane Dykes), AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	48 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

1795 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1963. 1963 had 996 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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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	783
25 to 50	69
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1