Weather Records on 17 January 1964

450 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1964. Highest significance: Dublin 2SE, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1964

On 17 January 1964, 450 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 443 daily.
Dublin 2SE set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 17 January 1964.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

450 stations

450 station records on 17 January 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boa Viagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrell	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

450 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 87.

Records on 17 January 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	87

Records on 17 January 1964 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 443.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1964

Top 20 records on 17 January 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1964	Dublin 2SE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1964	Palatka, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1964	Gainesville, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1964	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1964	Cordele, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1964	Brunswick, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1964	Carrollton, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1964	Crescent City, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1964	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1964	McGregor, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1964	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1964	Derry 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1964	Wills Pt, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1964	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1964	Kaufman 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1964	Boa Viagem, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1964	Madison, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1964	Pana, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1964	Mexia, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1964	Moultrie 2 ESE, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	37 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 450 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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	298
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1