Weather Records on 22 January 1964

525 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1964. Highest significance: Walsh River Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 22 January 1964

On 22 January 1964, 525 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
354 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 514 daily.
Walsh River Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 22 January 1964.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

525 stations

525 station records on 22 January 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-44.6 C (-48.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prudente de Morais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boca	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.4 C (-51.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.0 C (-56.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-54.2 C (-65.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.8 C (-50.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Giant Forest	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

525 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 229, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 66, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 22 January 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	229
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 22 January 1964 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1964

Top 20 records on 22 January 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1964	Walsh River Post Office, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1964	Payson, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1964	Swan River, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1964	Marquette, US	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1964	Silver Lake Brighton, US	monthly snowfall	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1964	Grindstone Island, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1964	Nevada City, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1964	Chula Vista, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1964	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1964	Heber, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1964	Tahoe City, US	daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1964	McGill, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1964	Twin Lakes, US	daily snowfall	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1964	Wisconsin Rapids, US	monthly high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1964	Quincy, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1964	Huntington Lake, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1964	Murray Island, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1964	Petrun, RU	all-time low max	-44.6 C (-48.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1964	Paragonah, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1964	Prudente de Morais, BR	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	30 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 525 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	392
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2