Weather Records on 26 January 1963

626 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1963. Highest significance: Coetzeekraal, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 January 1963

On 26 January 1963, 626 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 600 daily.
Coetzeekraal set an all-time record daily precipitation of 103.5 mm (4.1 in) on 26 January 1963.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

626 stations

626 station records on 26 January 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coetzeekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	313.7 mm (12.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Picos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeesthoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bosduiwekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oufontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leyden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beeldhouersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quaggasdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parysfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasgat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterfall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarelsrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Telpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salopia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oulton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lourensgeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Swaelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheenspost	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	282.4 mm (11.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kroonplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

626 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 26 January 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 26 January 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 600.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

541 broken records

Margins by which the 541 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1963

Top 20 records on 26 January 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1963	Coetzeekraal, ZA	all-time rain	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1963	Conway Station, AU	daily rain	313.7 mm (12.4 in)	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1963	Picos, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1963	Wolmada, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1963	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1963	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1963	Grapevale, ZA	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1963	Hartebeesthoek, ZA	monthly rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1963	Zoetvlei, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1963	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1963	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1963	Bosduiwekop, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1963	Oxford, GB	daily low min	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	147 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1963	Heilbron "Smoordrif", ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1963	Oufontein, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1963	Leyden, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1963	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1963	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1963	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1963	Beeldhouersfontein, ZA	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	44 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 626 records.

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

Records on 01-26 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1804	1
1822	1
1823	2
1834	1
1846	3
1851	1
1858	2
1865	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	1
1897	5
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	3
1904	20
1905	34
1906	4
1907	24
1908	11
1909	11
1910	43
1911	33
1912	43
1913	23
1914	100
1915	21
1916	139
1917	27
1918	65
1919	31
1920	59
1921	42
1922	58
1923	154
1924	141
1925	74
1926	41
1927	185
1928	75
1929	187
1930	227
1931	373
1932	299
1933	318
1934	398
1935	181
1936	569
1937	601
1938	441
1939	321
1940	1,113
1941	1,120
1942	618
1943	503
1944	1,707
1945	249
1946	168
1947	747
1948	596
1949	1,359
1950	2,369
1951	526
1952	630
1953	394
1954	449
1955	389
1956	505
1957	791
1958	404
1959	495
1960	197
1961	1,051
1962	860
1963	626
1964	226
1965	434
1966	606
1967	958
1968	376
1969	1,242
1970	470
1971	979
1972	968
1973	584
1974	784
1975	748
1976	849
1977	935
1978	1,674
1979	1,691
1980	651
1981	688
1982	1,223
1983	1,062
1984	844
1985	920
1986	770
1987	1,034
1988	955
1989	769
1990	920
1991	758
1992	942
1993	940
1994	1,018
1995	1,260
1996	1,031
1997	1,071
1998	650
1999	992
2000	1,202
2001	672
2002	1,474
2003	1,174
2004	1,454
2005	910
2006	998
2007	1,086
2008	821
2009	818
2010	748
2011	623
2012	757
2013	936
2014	624
2015	988
2016	903
2017	789
2018	470
2019	518
2020	466
2021	1,417
2022	322
2023	488
2024	1,282
2025	582
2026	1,904

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Data for records on 1963-01-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	517
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1