Weather Records on 4 January 1964

349 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1964. Highest significance: Acude Ema, BR.

Key Facts for 4 January 1964

On 4 January 1964, 349 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 347 daily.
Acude Ema set a daily record precipitation of 64.2 mm (2.5 in) on 4 January 1964.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

349 stations

349 station records on 4 January 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Acude Ema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lajes (Itaretama)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Avelino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marcelino Vieira (Panatis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Camara (Baixa Verde)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bananeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Serra Caiada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Piqua	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Itapeim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Gabriel	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

349 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 4 January 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 4 January 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 347.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1964

Top 20 records on 4 January 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1964	Acude Ema, BR	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1964	Martins, BR	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1964	Sao Jose de Mipibu, BR	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1964	Nova Cruz, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1964	Cascavel, BR	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1964	Palmetto, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1964	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1964	Aracati, BR	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1964	Virden, CA	daily high min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1964	Luiz Correia, BR	daily rain	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1964	Jaguaruana, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1964	Lajes (Itaretama), BR	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1964	Inga, BR	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1964	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1964	Pedro Avelino, BR	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1964	Marcelino Vieira (Panatis), BR	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1964	Acu, BR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1964	Joao Camara (Baixa Verde), BR	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1964	Natal, BR	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1964	Bananeiras, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	30 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

1795 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1964. 1964 had 349 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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 20	239
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1