Weather Records on 24 January 1964

461 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1964. Highest significance: Amersfoort (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 24 January 1964

On 24 January 1964, 461 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 453 daily.
Amersfoort (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 24 January 1964.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

461 stations

461 station records on 24 January 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gonvick 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scenic	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.4 C (-55.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cruzeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrook Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

461 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 24 January 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 24 January 1964 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 453.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1964

Top 20 records on 24 January 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1964	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Gonvick 2 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Ellensburg, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Fergus Falls, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Madison, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Wallowa, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Marquette, US	daily high min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Moscow U of I, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Arneiroz, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Sprague, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Okolona, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Eagle Harbor, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Warroad, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	monthly snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Weiser, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Lisbon, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1964	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	35 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

1796 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1964. 1964 had 461 records.

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

Records on 01-24 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1817	1
1823	2
1828	2
1834	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	15
1897	2
1899	7
1900	4
1901	2
1902	7
1903	6
1904	11
1905	8
1906	20
1907	24
1908	12
1909	69
1910	20
1911	11
1912	11
1913	27
1914	27
1915	30
1916	28
1917	63
1918	52
1919	55
1920	34
1921	45
1922	89
1923	78
1924	116
1925	67
1926	100
1927	172
1928	215
1929	396
1930	639
1931	436
1932	245
1933	605
1934	361
1935	731
1936	1,085
1937	600
1938	545
1939	198
1940	827
1941	987
1942	634
1943	715
1944	634
1945	130
1946	355
1947	788
1948	1,257
1949	1,123
1950	1,342
1951	466
1952	383
1953	815
1954	368
1955	536
1956	366
1957	305
1958	381
1959	702
1960	348
1961	508
1962	478
1963	1,710
1964	461
1965	537
1966	553
1967	1,249
1968	711
1969	1,049
1970	834
1971	534
1972	756
1973	472
1974	636
1975	523
1976	631
1977	532
1978	1,427
1979	1,436
1980	782
1981	1,324
1982	759
1983	786
1984	677
1985	583
1986	415
1987	842
1988	766
1989	673
1990	929
1991	1,034
1992	894
1993	1,433
1994	634
1995	578
1996	1,150
1997	822
1998	524
1999	1,745
2000	1,135
2001	750
2002	1,724
2003	1,485
2004	719
2005	1,078
2006	928
2007	1,136
2008	973
2009	1,046
2010	1,225
2011	810
2012	503
2013	768
2014	926
2015	617
2016	887
2017	958
2018	721
2019	627
2020	789
2021	517
2022	434
2023	657
2024	1,018
2025	715
2026	1,625

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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	352
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1