Weather Records on 18 January 1963

478 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1963. Highest significance: Saaifontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 18 January 1963

On 18 January 1963, 478 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 468 daily.
Saaifontein set a daily record precipitation of 43.5 mm (1.7 in) on 18 January 1963.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

478 stations

478 station records on 18 January 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saaifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Higginsville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-32.1 C (-25.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lang Lang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

478 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 18 January 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 18 January 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

423 broken records

Margins by which the 423 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1963

Top 20 records on 18 January 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1963	Saaifontein, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Narrabri West Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Tanana AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Millers Creek, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Kleve, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Madrid, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Willow Tree (Highlands), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Aachen, DE	daily low max	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Vestervig, DK	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Nurnberg, DE	daily low min	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Collbran, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Higginsville, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1963	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	36 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 478 records.

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

Records on 01-18 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1804	2
1809	1
1828	2
1834	2
1838	2
1841	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1879	1
1883	1
1886	2
1887	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1893	5
1894	8
1895	3
1896	7
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	4
1902	1
1903	2
1904	21
1905	16
1906	30
1907	8
1908	15
1909	5
1910	50
1911	101
1912	5
1913	58
1914	30
1915	57
1916	53
1917	53
1918	65
1919	38
1920	109
1921	72
1922	28
1923	166
1924	62
1925	188
1926	233
1927	233
1928	451
1929	588
1930	951
1931	235
1932	221
1933	343
1934	136
1935	400
1936	385
1937	475
1938	194
1939	285
1940	1,364
1941	277
1942	617
1943	1,380
1944	589
1945	363
1946	1,142
1947	290
1948	717
1949	664
1950	1,184
1951	748
1952	440
1953	444
1954	347
1955	487
1956	387
1957	830
1958	345
1959	613
1960	561
1961	287
1962	652
1963	478
1964	302
1965	537
1966	369
1967	523
1968	508
1969	616
1970	796
1971	953
1972	729
1973	1,334
1974	1,077
1975	822
1976	835
1977	2,053
1978	1,365
1979	997
1980	517
1981	1,072
1982	1,267
1983	581
1984	1,630
1985	536
1986	1,359
1987	1,419
1988	825
1989	679
1990	1,536
1991	612
1992	718
1993	1,383
1994	2,673
1995	907
1996	2,155
1997	1,026
1998	887
1999	909
2000	1,141
2001	639
2002	554
2003	826
2004	662
2005	807
2006	1,229
2007	2,059
2008	947
2009	682
2010	720
2011	755
2012	914
2013	709
2014	442
2015	526
2016	599
2017	799
2018	1,032
2019	490
2020	932
2021	371
2022	423
2023	941
2024	1,075
2025	988
2026	351

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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	358
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	6