Weather Records on 9 January 1964

857 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1964. Highest significance: Bironkhol, IN.

Key Facts for 9 January 1964

On 9 January 1964, 857 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 840 daily.
Bironkhol set a daily record precipitation of 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 9 January 1964.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

857 stations

857 station records on 9 January 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhousie L High Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
High Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa Do Ceara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arachu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Riacho Do Sangue	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parkton 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manteo	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danner	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

857 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 552, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 9 January 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	552
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 9 January 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 840.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

777 broken records

Margins by which the 777 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1964

Top 20 records on 9 January 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1964	Bironkhol, IN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	Dalhousie L High Falls, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	Columbia UNIV of Sc, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	North Bay, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	Van Reenen, ZA	daily rain	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	Cordele, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	Intake, ZA	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	Elba, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	Meda, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	Ft Valley 2 E, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	Mount Anderson, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	High Falls, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	Brinkworth, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	Umlaas Waterworks, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	Natal Est, Mount Edg, ZA	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	Experiment Station, ZA	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	Frasers, ZA	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1964	Mobile, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	43 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

1799 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1964. 1964 had 857 records.

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

Records on 01-09 in each year
Year	Records
1799	2
1806	1
1830	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	1
1853	2
1855	1
1857	2
1858	2
1861	2
1862	2
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1882	1
1884	4
1886	2
1887	4
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	1
1897	6
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	5
1903	7
1904	11
1905	12
1906	13
1907	10
1908	13
1909	9
1910	14
1911	16
1912	64
1913	8
1914	30
1915	29
1916	56
1917	51
1918	76
1919	36
1920	66
1921	71
1922	92
1923	83
1924	161
1925	84
1926	144
1927	120
1928	387
1929	208
1930	919
1931	66
1932	205
1933	287
1934	446
1935	783
1936	577
1937	1,637
1938	250
1939	1,091
1940	623
1941	431
1942	948
1943	342
1944	442
1945	543
1946	623
1947	178
1948	278
1949	1,035
1950	407
1951	261
1952	310
1953	1,148
1954	298
1955	206
1956	416
1957	1,439
1958	661
1959	355
1960	575
1961	140
1962	1,334
1963	690
1964	857
1965	673
1966	289
1967	409
1968	1,461
1969	569
1970	1,833
1971	659
1972	617
1973	1,380
1974	1,392
1975	1,055
1976	792
1977	1,631
1978	1,494
1979	891
1980	794
1981	635
1982	1,162
1983	759
1984	538
1985	1,541
1986	685
1987	1,243
1988	1,247
1989	1,460
1990	1,335
1991	1,048
1992	1,368
1993	1,524
1994	852
1995	1,099
1996	1,632
1997	1,440
1998	1,735
1999	947
2000	677
2001	829
2002	1,889
2003	1,186
2004	717
2005	1,135
2006	872
2007	1,607
2008	1,335
2009	825
2010	1,941
2011	802
2012	604
2013	641
2014	694
2015	868
2016	616
2017	943
2018	742
2019	323
2020	471
2021	405
2022	356
2023	519
2024	1,533
2025	744
2026	1,609

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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	733
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1