Weather Records on 23 January 1963

1,366 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1963. Highest significance: Princeton, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 1963

On 23 January 1963, 1,366 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 881 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,301 daily.
Princeton set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 23 January 1963.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,366 stations

1,366 station records on 23 January 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Impendle (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palhano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nkobongo (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,366 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 433, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 448, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 132, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 23 January 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	433
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	448
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	132
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 23 January 1963 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 39, daily 1,301.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,177 broken records

Margins by which the 1,177 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1963

Top 20 records on 23 January 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1963	Princeton, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Tanhurst Est, Umzint, ZA	monthly rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Oxford, GB	daily low min	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	142 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Brynawe, Paddock, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Intake, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Oxford, GB	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	147 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Marquette, US	monthly low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	9.0 C (16.2 F)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Riva, IT	all-time low max	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Umlaas Waterworks, ZA	monthly rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Cromleigh,Ixopo, ZA	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Hiram, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Oberlin, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	all-time low min	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Rushville, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1963	Ellendale, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	42 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 1,366 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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 50	1,107
50 to 100	61
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2