Weather Records on 8 January 1964

437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1964. Highest significance: Krakmo, NO.

Key Facts for 8 January 1964

On 8 January 1964, 437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 422 daily.
Krakmo set an all-time record daily precipitation of 171.7 mm (6.8 in) on 8 January 1964.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 558 records.

Record Map

437 stations

437 station records on 8 January 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Abisko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	184.3 mm (7.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ceara-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coolac (Hopewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Custodia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ewan Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kyelong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Eland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

437 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 272, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 8 January 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 8 January 1964 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 10, daily 422.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

374 broken records

Margins by which the 374 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1964

Top 20 records on 8 January 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1964	Krakmo, NO	all-time rain	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 January 1964	Steigen, NO	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1964	Abisko, SE	monthly rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	45 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1964	Glomfjord, NO	all-time rain	184.3 mm (7.3 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	64 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1964	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1964	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1964	Ankenes, NO	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1964	Bones I Bardu, NO	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1964	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1964	Van Reenen, ZA	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1964	Ceara-Mirim, BR	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1964	Luroy, NO	daily rain	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1964	Brunswick, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1964	Beiarn, NO	all-time rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1964	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1964	Skjomen, NO	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1964	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1964	Mkambati, ZA	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1964	La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge), MX	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1964	Coolac (Hopewood), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	42 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

1806 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1964. 1964 had 437 records.

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

Records on 01-08 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1839	1
1841	1
1846	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1858	2
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	5
1880	1
1882	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	10
1906	9
1907	24
1908	25
1909	12
1910	9
1911	13
1912	49
1913	35
1914	39
1915	51
1916	33
1917	23
1918	83
1919	91
1920	68
1921	43
1922	243
1923	165
1924	112
1925	70
1926	245
1927	107
1928	291
1929	183
1930	810
1931	104
1932	173
1933	243
1934	450
1935	824
1936	714
1937	1,703
1938	207
1939	619
1940	560
1941	414
1942	1,643
1943	371
1944	228
1945	520
1946	476
1947	238
1948	566
1949	463
1950	290
1951	387
1952	341
1953	669
1954	362
1955	167
1956	402
1957	616
1958	658
1959	295
1960	422
1961	236
1962	780
1963	692
1964	437
1965	1,185
1966	443
1967	463
1968	1,675
1969	651
1970	1,713
1971	730
1972	516
1973	1,496
1974	1,171
1975	957
1976	1,215
1977	537
1978	805
1979	1,640
1980	569
1981	589
1982	1,320
1983	598
1984	604
1985	1,545
1986	654
1987	820
1988	1,644
1989	1,900
1990	1,161
1991	872
1992	1,640
1993	1,525
1994	1,224
1995	783
1996	2,009
1997	1,203
1998	2,895
1999	1,107
2000	605
2001	954
2002	1,628
2003	1,362
2004	684
2005	1,764
2006	1,204
2007	1,003
2008	2,350
2009	761
2010	2,002
2011	885
2012	591
2013	398
2014	1,398
2015	1,311
2016	748
2017	1,045
2018	620
2019	522
2020	565
2021	590
2022	698
2023	426
2024	1,170
2025	597
2026	1,053

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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 50	357
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1