Weather Records on 14 January 1963

1,887 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1963. Highest significance: Mitcham Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 14 January 1963

On 14 January 1963, 1,887 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 1,031 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,845 daily.
Mitcham Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 57.7 mm (2.3 in) on 14 January 1963.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,887 stations

1,887 station records on 14 January 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Skipton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lavers Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Bolac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chapple Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell (Waare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edith Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ultima (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chetwynd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lonsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pura Pura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,887 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 482, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 549, Heaviest daily rainfall 769, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 14 January 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	482
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	549
Heaviest daily rainfall	769
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 14 January 1963 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 30, daily 1,845.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,705 broken records

Margins by which the 1,705 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1963

Top 20 records on 14 January 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1963	Mitcham Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1963	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1963	Amphitheatre, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1963	Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1963	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1963	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1963	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1963	Trawalla, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1963	Lexton, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1963	Beaufort (Wongan), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1963	Naracoorte Cave Range, AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1963	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1963	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1963	Ararat Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1963	Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1963	Yacka, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1963	Skipton Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1963	Darlington (Ware Street), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1963	Leslie Manor (Boolarra), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1963	Derrinallum (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	58 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

1794 to 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1963. 1963 had 1,887 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

Download the Data

Data for records on 1963-01-14: 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	1,670
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	4