Weather Records on 28 January 1963

1,099 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1963. Highest significance: Rockbank, AU.

Key Facts for 28 January 1963

On 28 January 1963, 1,099 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 562 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,048 daily.
Rockbank set a monthly record daily precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 28 January 1963.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,099 stations

1,099 station records on 28 January 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rockbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East (Chesney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nungarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meadow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Burr Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eberys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skipton (Baangal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penola (Comaum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey Hill North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,099 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 214, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 348, Heaviest daily rainfall 371, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 28 January 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	214
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	348
Heaviest daily rainfall	371
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 28 January 1963 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 31, daily 1,048.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

949 broken records

Margins by which the 949 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

28 January 1963

Top 20 records on 28 January 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1963	Rockbank, AU	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1963	Merredin, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1963	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1963	Kitlane, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1963	Balliang East (Chesney), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1963	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1963	Naracoorte Cave Range, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1963	Willaura (Main Street), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1963	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1963	Maffra Shire Hall, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1963	Lucindale Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1963	Casterton (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1963	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1963	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1963	The Hermatige, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1963	Saint Ignatius, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1963	Wooleen, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1963	Nungarin, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1963	Douglas, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1963	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	49 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 1,099 records.

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

Records on 01-28 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1809	1
1830	2
1834	2
1840	1
1843	1
1846	3
1848	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	2
1858	1
1865	1
1867	2
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	3
1903	15
1904	13
1905	9
1906	19
1907	31
1908	22
1909	12
1910	48
1911	29
1912	18
1913	26
1914	87
1915	55
1916	247
1917	60
1918	104
1919	18
1920	94
1921	61
1922	45
1923	51
1924	126
1925	256
1926	82
1927	143
1928	177
1929	184
1930	133
1931	407
1932	187
1933	142
1934	262
1935	360
1936	603
1937	194
1938	272
1939	247
1940	522
1941	322
1942	558
1943	405
1944	873
1945	251
1946	104
1947	598
1948	1,024
1949	1,301
1950	485
1951	626
1952	287
1953	414
1954	781
1955	402
1956	665
1957	834
1958	647
1959	381
1960	320
1961	585
1962	521
1963	1,099
1964	148
1965	511
1966	1,096
1967	817
1968	1,016
1969	998
1970	948
1971	972
1972	806
1973	827
1974	1,408
1975	744
1976	972
1977	778
1978	646
1979	1,628
1980	763
1981	827
1982	459
1983	1,546
1984	771
1985	657
1986	1,295
1987	1,094
1988	728
1989	1,649
1990	1,180
1991	636
1992	1,382
1993	1,182
1994	1,586
1995	1,080
1996	830
1997	1,159
1998	847
1999	1,399
2000	1,550
2001	1,198
2002	2,473
2003	952
2004	931
2005	1,009
2006	1,222
2007	629
2008	1,011
2009	1,394
2010	717
2011	514
2012	431
2013	1,291
2014	871
2015	1,141
2016	754
2017	410
2018	648
2019	624
2020	548
2021	814
2022	375
2023	499
2024	1,799
2025	579
2026	541

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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	25
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1