Weather Records on 18 January 1964

302 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1964. Highest significance: Contendas Do Sincora, BR.

Key Facts for 18 January 1964

On 18 January 1964, 302 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 295 daily.
Contendas Do Sincora set a daily record precipitation of 106.3 mm (4.2 in) on 18 January 1964.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

302 stations

302 station records on 18 January 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Contendas Do Sincora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paracuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Piacabucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arachu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Rafael	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iron River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rienzi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kid Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Granja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vernonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aragac Visokogornaya	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.2 C (-20.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

302 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 18 January 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 18 January 1964 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 295.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

242 broken records

Margins by which the 242 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

18 January 1964

Top 20 records on 18 January 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1964	Contendas Do Sincora, BR	daily rain	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	Paracuru, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	Piacabucu, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	Camocim, BR	daily rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	Sotchi, RU	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	Arachu, BR	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	Jequie, BR	daily rain	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	Sotchi, RU	all-time low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	Piqua, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	Sao Rafael, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	Mistassini Post, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	Acude Tucunduba, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	Richmond-Natal (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	The Pas, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	Ipira (Camisao), BR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	Iron River, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	Kid Valley, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1964	Granja, BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 302 records.

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

Records on 01-18 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1804	2
1809	1
1828	2
1834	2
1838	2
1841	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1879	1
1883	1
1886	2
1887	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1893	5
1894	8
1895	3
1896	7
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	4
1902	1
1903	2
1904	21
1905	16
1906	30
1907	8
1908	15
1909	5
1910	50
1911	101
1912	5
1913	58
1914	30
1915	57
1916	53
1917	53
1918	65
1919	38
1920	109
1921	72
1922	28
1923	166
1924	62
1925	188
1926	233
1927	233
1928	451
1929	588
1930	951
1931	235
1932	221
1933	343
1934	136
1935	400
1936	385
1937	475
1938	194
1939	285
1940	1,364
1941	277
1942	617
1943	1,380
1944	589
1945	363
1946	1,142
1947	290
1948	717
1949	664
1950	1,184
1951	748
1952	440
1953	444
1954	347
1955	487
1956	387
1957	830
1958	345
1959	613
1960	561
1961	287
1962	652
1963	478
1964	302
1965	537
1966	369
1967	523
1968	508
1969	616
1970	796
1971	953
1972	729
1973	1,334
1974	1,077
1975	822
1976	835
1977	2,053
1978	1,365
1979	997
1980	517
1981	1,072
1982	1,267
1983	581
1984	1,630
1985	536
1986	1,359
1987	1,419
1988	825
1989	679
1990	1,536
1991	612
1992	718
1993	1,383
1994	2,673
1995	907
1996	2,155
1997	1,026
1998	887
1999	909
2000	1,141
2001	639
2002	554
2003	826
2004	662
2005	807
2006	1,229
2007	2,059
2008	947
2009	682
2010	720
2011	755
2012	914
2013	709
2014	442
2015	526
2016	599
2017	799
2018	1,032
2019	490
2020	932
2021	371
2022	423
2023	941
2024	1,075
2025	988
2026	351

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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	214
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1