Weather Records on 29 January 1963

1,131 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1963. Highest significance: Kew, AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 1963

On 29 January 1963, 1,131 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 430 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 32 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 1,021 daily.
Kew set a monthly record daily precipitation of 118.4 mm (4.7 in) on 29 January 1963.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,131 stations

1,131 station records on 29 January 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Canterbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Smythesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Somerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sydenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burwood Boundary Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Wattle Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
South Holmwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maribyrnong Explosives Factory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chetwynd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burnley Richmond Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Streatham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,131 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 292, Heaviest daily rainfall 526, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 29 January 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	292
Heaviest daily rainfall	526
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 29 January 1963 by timescale: all-time 32, monthly 78, daily 1,021.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

992 broken records

Margins by which the 992 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1963

Top 20 records on 29 January 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1963	Kew, AU	monthly rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	91 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 January 1963	Elaine (Larundel), AU	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1963	Durdidwarrah, AU	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1963	Morrisons (Ballark), AU	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1963	Canterbury, AU	monthly rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1963	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	all-time rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1963	Woori Yallock, AU	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1963	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1963	Smythesdale, AU	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1963	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1963	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1963	Moe Gippsland Water, AU	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1963	Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C, AU	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1963	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	monthly rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1963	Balmoral (Post Office), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1963	Trawalla, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1963	Preston Reservoir, AU	all-time rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1963	Somerton, AU	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1963	Wilsons Reservoir, AU	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1963	Leslie Manor (Boolarra), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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 1,131 records.

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

Records on 01-29 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1801	1
1804	1
1830	2
1831	1
1834	1
1839	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	2
1872	2
1873	3
1875	1
1877	2
1883	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	7
1896	3
1897	3
1898	10
1899	4
1900	9
1901	5
1902	7
1903	20
1904	6
1905	15
1906	17
1907	9
1908	16
1909	14
1910	57
1911	22
1912	28
1913	40
1914	57
1915	41
1916	286
1917	45
1918	134
1919	30
1920	57
1921	48
1922	47
1923	66
1924	155
1925	237
1926	170
1927	203
1928	116
1929	222
1930	116
1931	397
1932	338
1933	126
1934	536
1935	455
1936	536
1937	196
1938	224
1939	223
1940	386
1941	357
1942	451
1943	330
1944	423
1945	286
1946	181
1947	1,154
1948	697
1949	1,097
1950	768
1951	1,125
1952	239
1953	554
1954	755
1955	476
1956	642
1957	820
1958	834
1959	464
1960	441
1961	599
1962	635
1963	1,131
1964	143
1965	696
1966	2,021
1967	731
1968	806
1969	1,201
1970	611
1971	1,200
1972	296
1973	676
1974	1,195
1975	1,300
1976	570
1977	1,047
1978	738
1979	1,587
1980	791
1981	515
1982	667
1983	1,200
1984	689
1985	551
1986	831
1987	1,142
1988	829
1989	1,420
1990	1,218
1991	636
1992	1,293
1993	748
1994	1,010
1995	1,170
1996	808
1997	803
1998	675
1999	1,553
2000	1,365
2001	1,198
2002	2,267
2003	657
2004	1,074
2005	1,042
2006	1,600
2007	739
2008	1,026
2009	980
2010	1,014
2011	519
2012	604
2013	1,904
2014	1,816
2015	700
2016	864
2017	390
2018	883
2019	395
2020	425
2021	849
2022	612
2023	1,183
2024	1,886
2025	741
2026	402

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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	946
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2