Weather Records on 15 January 1964

829 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1964. Highest significance: Gnomery, AU.

Key Facts for 15 January 1964

On 15 January 1964, 829 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 506 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 813 daily.
Gnomery set a monthly record daily precipitation of 161.0 mm (6.3 in) on 15 January 1964.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

829 stations

829 station records on 15 January 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glenville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schoongezicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Merritt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sechelt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hickeys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Power House	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Salao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chesterfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pender Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

829 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 415, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 15 January 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	415
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 15 January 1964 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 12, daily 813.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1964

Top 20 records on 15 January 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1964	Gnomery, AU	monthly rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1964	Glenville, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1964	Newell, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1964	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1964	Donora 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1964	Iffley Station, AU	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1964	Schoongezicht, ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1964	Merritt, CA	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1964	Derry 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1964	Itaberaba, BR	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1964	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1964	Rowena (Iffley), AU	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1964	Sechelt, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1964	Hickeys Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1964	Powell River, CA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1964	Stillwater Power House, CA	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1964	Pana, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1964	Pikeville, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1964	Warraweena, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1964	Salvador, BR	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	22 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

1795 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1964. 1964 had 829 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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Data for records on 1964-01-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	591
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2