Weather Records on 22 January 1963

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1963. Highest significance: Acude Varzea da Volta, BR.

Key Facts for 22 January 1963

On 22 January 1963, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 280 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 564 daily.
Acude Varzea da Volta set a monthly record daily precipitation of 133.5 mm (5.3 in) on 22 January 1963.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 22 January 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Acude Varzea da Volta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Etwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daly River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gadgarra Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sobral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 186, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 22 January 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	186
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 22 January 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 564.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

465 broken records

Margins by which the 465 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1963

Top 20 records on 22 January 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1963	Acude Varzea da Volta, BR	monthly rain	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	144.7 mm (5.7 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	Hvar, HR	all-time low max	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	Etwa (Bos), ZA	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	Durham, GB	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	Broadford, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	Goderich Township, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	Colwana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	Julatten, AU	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	Riva, IT	daily low max	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1963	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	37 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 574 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	394
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	15
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1