Weather Records on 31 January 1963

928 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1963. Highest significance: Hollister 1 SW, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 1963

On 31 January 1963, 928 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
306 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 873 daily.
Hollister 1 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 31 January 1963.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

928 stations

928 station records on 31 January 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woodfords	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ellery Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Smith 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malad	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Piedra	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	234.4 mm (9.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dudleys	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sand Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wrights	United States	Record daily precipitation	219.2 mm (8.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

928 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 379, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 31 January 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	379
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 31 January 1963 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 51, daily 873.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

804 broken records

Margins by which the 804 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1963

Top 20 records on 31 January 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1963	Hollister 1 SW, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1963	Richfield, US	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1963	Lethbridge Cda, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1963	Lake Spaulding, US	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1963	Heber, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1963	Woodfords, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1963	Bliss 4 NW, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1963	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1963	Moran 5WNW, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1963	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1963	Carson City, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1963	Ellery Lake, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1963	Weilmoringle (Caringle), AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1963	King City, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1963	Hazelton, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1963	Snowville, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1963	Ash Mtn, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1963	Newman, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1963	Smith 1 N, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1963	Quantambone, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	59 years	51 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

1800 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1963. 1963 had 928 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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Data for records on 1963-01-31: 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	737
50 to 100	52
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1