Weather Records on 10 January 1964

439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1964. Highest significance: Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA.

Key Facts for 10 January 1964

On 10 January 1964, 439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 429 daily.
Donkerhoek (Skl) set a daily record precipitation of 99.5 mm (3.9 in) on 10 January 1964.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

439 stations

439 station records on 10 January 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Panelas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pocinhos (Joffily)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boa Vista (Ledo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Eland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Avelino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Florania	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tygerfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scenic	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monsenhor Tabosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Long Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lanquedoc	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gleniffer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hluhluwe Game Reserve	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cruzeta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zilverhout	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

439 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 10 January 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 10 January 1964 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 429.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

390 broken records

Margins by which the 390 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1964

Top 20 records on 10 January 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1964	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1964	Blackburn, ZA	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1964	Cornubia, ZA	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1964	Joao Pessoa, BR	monthly rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1964	Moscow U of I, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1964	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1964	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1964	Umlaas Waterworks, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1964	Intake, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1964	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1964	Natal, BR	daily rain	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1964	Panelas, BR	monthly rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1964	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1964	Big Sandy, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1964	Pocinhos (Joffily), BR	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1964	Boa Vista (Ledo), BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1964	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1964	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1964	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1964	Lambton, CA	daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	41 years	44 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 439 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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 100	381
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1