Weather Records on 3 January 1964

513 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1964. Highest significance: Strathmore, AU.

Key Facts for 3 January 1964

On 3 January 1964, 513 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
336 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 505 daily.
Strathmore set a daily record precipitation of 121.4 mm (4.8 in) on 3 January 1964.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

513 stations

513 station records on 3 January 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pendencias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angamacutiro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cynthiana	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dotswood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vanceburg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

513 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 3 January 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 3 January 1964 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

397 broken records

Margins by which the 397 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1964

Top 20 records on 3 January 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1964	Strathmore, AU	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1964	Timbauba, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1964	Palmetto, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1964	Acude Sao Vicente, BR	daily rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1964	Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, ES	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1964	Drevja, NO	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1964	Prairie Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1964	Allardt, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1964	Piqua, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1964	Santo Antonio, BR	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1964	Sao Jose Do Egito, BR	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1964	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1964	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1964	Pendencias, BR	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1964	Iroquois Falls, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1964	Waynesboro, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1964	Tambe (Itambe), BR	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1964	Washington, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1964	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1964	Kairi Research Station, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1964. 1964 had 513 records.

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

Records on 01-03 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1798	1
1800	1
1823	2
1825	1
1830	2
1839	1
1848	1
1853	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	1
1867	2
1868	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	4
1887	5
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	3
1899	2
1900	15
1901	4
1902	15
1903	17
1904	51
1905	12
1906	13
1907	26
1908	8
1909	11
1910	23
1911	40
1912	26
1913	83
1914	33
1915	29
1916	60
1917	52
1918	80
1919	54
1920	31
1921	139
1922	80
1923	46
1924	222
1925	139
1926	268
1927	235
1928	412
1929	58
1930	160
1931	100
1932	167
1933	160
1934	208
1935	249
1936	404
1937	291
1938	139
1939	498
1940	312
1941	595
1942	505
1943	508
1944	361
1945	148
1946	171
1947	662
1948	462
1949	910
1950	2,025
1951	459
1952	587
1953	241
1954	370
1955	443
1956	188
1957	177
1958	326
1959	861
1960	431
1961	543
1962	802
1963	494
1964	513
1965	492
1966	885
1967	247
1968	582
1969	516
1970	749
1971	1,280
1972	313
1973	623
1974	1,010
1975	710
1976	524
1977	790
1978	745
1979	2,417
1980	470
1981	1,401
1982	1,380
1983	921
1984	983
1985	739
1986	676
1987	843
1988	1,034
1989	740
1990	467
1991	1,077
1992	1,200
1993	910
1994	902
1995	726
1996	2,085
1997	3,676
1998	1,434
1999	1,568
2000	2,063
2001	1,385
2002	1,307
2003	981
2004	1,406
2005	1,157
2006	1,472
2007	1,396
2008	948
2009	682
2010	1,337
2011	681
2012	956
2013	496
2014	1,029
2015	869
2016	605
2017	1,053
2018	1,444
2019	474
2020	772
2021	476
2022	989
2023	1,318
2024	734
2025	653
2026	902

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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 25	349
25 to 50	24
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1