Weather Records on 7 January 1964

218 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1964. Highest significance: Barkestad, NO.

Key Facts for 7 January 1964

On 7 January 1964, 218 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 213 daily.
Barkestad set a daily record precipitation of 61.8 mm (2.4 in) on 7 January 1964.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

218 stations

218 station records on 7 January 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maravatio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ceylon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kyelong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chesterfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Gabriel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prudente de Morais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Acarape Do Meio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

218 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 7 January 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 7 January 1964 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 213.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

185 broken records

Margins by which the 185 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1964

Top 20 records on 7 January 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1964	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1964	Maravatio, MX	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1964	Lustre 4 NNW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1964	Queimadas, BR	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1964	Pierson, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1964	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1964	Alta 1 NNW, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1964	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	40.8 C (105.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1964	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	all-time high min	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1964	Mohall, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1964	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	24.8 C (76.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1964	Chesterfield, CA	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1964	Sucesso, BR	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1964	Mersa Matruh, EG	all-time low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1964	Ceylon (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1964	White River, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1964	Kulu, IN	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1964	Ida, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1964	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1964	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	79 years	32 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

1826 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1964. 1964 had 218 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	149
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1