Weather Records on 6 January 1964

214 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1964. Highest significance: Potlatch 3 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 6 January 1964

On 6 January 1964, 214 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 207 daily.
Potlatch 3 NNE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 6 January 1964.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

214 stations

214 station records on 6 January 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kyelong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manyberries Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mendubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kelso	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ariel Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Consul	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jiggs 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murgab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

214 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 6 January 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 6 January 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 207.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

181 broken records

Margins by which the 181 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

6 January 1964

Top 20 records on 6 January 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1964	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1964	Willow Creek, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1964	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1964	Kyelong Obsy, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1964	Uniao Dos Palmares, BR	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1964	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1964	Schriever, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1964	Sterkfontein, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1964	Pearlington, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1964	Driggs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1964	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1964	Manyberries Cda, CA	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1964	Detour Village, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1964	Blyde (Bos), ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1964	Snoqualmie Pass, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1964	Moscow U of I, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1964	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1964	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1964	Arrowrock Dam, US	monthly snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1964	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	53 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

1803 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1964. 1964 had 214 records.

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

Records on 01-06 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1830	1
1839	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	2
1864	3
1867	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1876	1
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	2
1884	4
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	9
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	6
1897	2
1898	5
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	15
1904	4
1905	19
1906	19
1907	16
1908	20
1909	55
1910	15
1911	46
1912	116
1913	32
1914	18
1915	40
1916	97
1917	46
1918	50
1919	44
1920	35
1921	52
1922	128
1923	111
1924	452
1925	44
1926	189
1927	270
1928	215
1929	220
1930	319
1931	142
1932	526
1933	352
1934	379
1935	560
1936	392
1937	357
1938	153
1939	321
1940	746
1941	269
1942	479
1943	291
1944	249
1945	837
1946	1,409
1947	351
1948	493
1949	470
1950	942
1951	207
1952	195
1953	769
1954	505
1955	327
1956	464
1957	273
1958	325
1959	710
1960	434
1961	354
1962	768
1963	382
1964	214
1965	796
1966	577
1967	516
1968	893
1969	840
1970	797
1971	1,160
1972	533
1973	633
1974	756
1975	587
1976	590
1977	625
1978	691
1979	1,782
1980	887
1981	794
1982	1,241
1983	1,356
1984	813
1985	1,096
1986	776
1987	875
1988	2,337
1989	1,768
1990	628
1991	1,386
1992	940
1993	1,019
1994	1,347
1995	1,243
1996	1,172
1997	1,185
1998	2,131
1999	1,894
2000	614
2001	1,113
2002	842
2003	932
2004	1,226
2005	1,730
2006	978
2007	1,882
2008	1,422
2009	890
2010	1,543
2011	994
2012	1,235
2013	350
2014	1,503
2015	725
2016	518
2017	1,316
2018	1,231
2019	506
2020	514
2021	385
2022	1,071
2023	555
2024	481
2025	1,153
2026	655

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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	136
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1