Weather Records on 27 January 1963

1,226 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1963. Highest significance: Hanover (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 27 January 1963

On 27 January 1963, 1,226 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 456 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,192 daily.
Hanover (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 58.5 mm (2.3 in) on 27 January 1963.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,226 stations

1,226 station records on 27 January 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Doornbosch	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Price	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Price	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stockbridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Houd Constant	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyntynder Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warralakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,226 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 333, Heaviest daily rainfall 402, Heaviest daily snowfall 207, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 27 January 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	333
Heaviest daily rainfall	402
Heaviest daily snowfall	207
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 27 January 1963 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 27, daily 1,192.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,037 broken records

Margins by which the 1,037 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1963

Top 20 records on 27 January 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1963	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1963	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1963	Cooma (Gurrabeal), AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1963	Huntingdon, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1963	St George, CA	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1963	Van der Waltshoek, ZA	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1963	Sodus 1W, US	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1963	Murgoo, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1963	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1963	Biscuit Flat (Woolmit), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1963	Doornbosch, ZA	monthly rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1963	Vosburg, ZA	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1963	Biesjesfontein, ZA	monthly rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1963	Wooleen, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1963	Price, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1963	Price, CA	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1963	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1963	Stockbridge, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1963	Chazy, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1963	Carbla Station, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	46 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

1796 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1963. 1963 had 1,226 records.

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

Records on 01-27 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1804	1
1830	2
1834	2
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1846	2
1848	2
1850	1
1855	1
1858	2
1862	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1894	9
1895	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	3
1901	16
1902	9
1903	10
1904	23
1905	9
1906	6
1907	29
1908	34
1909	4
1910	25
1911	52
1912	28
1913	19
1914	52
1915	35
1916	125
1917	40
1918	87
1919	26
1920	55
1921	21
1922	38
1923	138
1924	273
1925	117
1926	55
1927	191
1928	200
1929	166
1930	148
1931	328
1932	202
1933	302
1934	765
1935	270
1936	826
1937	243
1938	305
1939	312
1940	896
1941	405
1942	579
1943	355
1944	1,751
1945	242
1946	165
1947	532
1948	809
1949	1,245
1950	915
1951	355
1952	689
1953	376
1954	804
1955	397
1956	653
1957	948
1958	336
1959	466
1960	214
1961	899
1962	754
1963	1,226
1964	144
1965	317
1966	605
1967	811
1968	785
1969	985
1970	776
1971	947
1972	955
1973	702
1974	1,261
1975	547
1976	1,090
1977	592
1978	783
1979	1,652
1980	532
1981	776
1982	939
1983	1,849
1984	753
1985	839
1986	1,052
1987	1,214
1988	799
1989	971
1990	625
1991	696
1992	1,054
1993	1,197
1994	2,051
1995	1,017
1996	1,395
1997	867
1998	697
1999	1,123
2000	1,354
2001	937
2002	1,710
2003	1,593
2004	827
2005	1,018
2006	1,018
2007	846
2008	734
2009	965
2010	905
2011	719
2012	658
2013	907
2014	434
2015	1,155
2016	1,008
2017	576
2018	546
2019	679
2020	465
2021	786
2022	420
2023	425
2024	1,082
2025	619
2026	1,139

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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	904
50 to 100	76
100 to 150	30
150 to 200	17
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1