Weather Records on 25 January 1963

990 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1963. Highest significance: Ghanzi, BW.

Key Facts for 25 January 1963

On 25 January 1963, 990 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 709 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 928 daily.
Ghanzi set an all-time record daily precipitation of 231.0 mm (9.1 in) on 25 January 1963.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

990 stations

990 station records on 25 January 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Poranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schootefountain	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inyoko	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dedeben (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allentown Gas Company	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ksara	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

990 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 261, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 448, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 25 January 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	261
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	448
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 25 January 1963 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 45, daily 928.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

836 broken records

Margins by which the 836 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1963

Top 20 records on 25 January 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1963	Ghanzi, BW	all-time rain	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	17 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1963	Poranga, BR	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1963	Donkerhoek, ZA	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1963	Mount House Station, AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1963	Schootefountain, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1963	Oxford, GB	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	133 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1963	Inyoko, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1963	Antenor Navarro, BR	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1963	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1963	Ridgway, US	all-time low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1963	Dedeben (Pol), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1963	Lock Haven, US	monthly low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1963	Winton, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1963	Cookeville, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	12.3 C (22.1 F)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1963	Charleston 1, US	all-time low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1963	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1963	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1963	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1963	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1963	Tombstone, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 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 990 records.

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

Records on 01-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1813	1
1823	3
1834	2
1845	1
1846	2
1849	2
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	3
1880	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1887	2
1890	8
1891	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	12
1904	17
1905	19
1906	7
1907	19
1908	7
1909	43
1910	21
1911	16
1912	20
1913	28
1914	60
1915	65
1916	89
1917	42
1918	53
1919	36
1920	61
1921	34
1922	75
1923	218
1924	118
1925	54
1926	80
1927	88
1928	179
1929	323
1930	317
1931	521
1932	219
1933	513
1934	457
1935	631
1936	429
1937	1,110
1938	665
1939	189
1940	1,215
1941	1,246
1942	683
1943	640
1944	1,344
1945	296
1946	320
1947	796
1948	708
1949	1,337
1950	2,290
1951	557
1952	569
1953	548
1954	373
1955	404
1956	311
1957	493
1958	457
1959	399
1960	263
1961	673
1962	492
1963	990
1964	533
1965	246
1966	541
1967	836
1968	592
1969	953
1970	510
1971	679
1972	737
1973	621
1974	685
1975	888
1976	713
1977	773
1978	1,209
1979	1,356
1980	704
1981	1,042
1982	975
1983	627
1984	758
1985	811
1986	406
1987	833
1988	926
1989	895
1990	1,476
1991	1,018
1992	1,077
1993	851
1994	911
1995	845
1996	1,292
1997	913
1998	488
1999	1,457
2000	1,332
2001	603
2002	1,074
2003	1,242
2004	1,174
2005	929
2006	1,112
2007	1,135
2008	823
2009	849
2010	1,222
2011	664
2012	864
2013	839
2014	1,094
2015	685
2016	974
2017	1,008
2018	613
2019	469
2020	459
2021	1,094
2022	281
2023	941
2024	931
2025	958
2026	2,391

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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	807
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1