Weather Records on 30 January 1964

321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1964. Highest significance: Fredericksburg, US.

Key Facts for 30 January 1964

On 30 January 1964, 321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 312 daily.
Fredericksburg set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 30 January 1964.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

321 stations

321 station records on 30 January 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winters 9 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manypeaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seguin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

321 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 30 January 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 30 January 1964 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 312.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

262 broken records

Margins by which the 262 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1964

Top 20 records on 30 January 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1964	Fredericksburg, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1964	Winters 9 NNE, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1964	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1964	Runge, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1964	Graham, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1964	Putnam, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1964	Henrietta, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1964	Santo Antonio, BR	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1964	Albany, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1964	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1964	Nixon, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1964	Eastland, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1964	Kerrville, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1964	Manypeaks, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1964	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1964	Nova Cruz, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1964	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1964	Coleman, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1964	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1964	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	46 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 321 records.

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

Records on 01-30 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1801	2
1826	1
1830	2
1843	3
1846	3
1854	2
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	4
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1897	1
1898	7
1899	7
1900	4
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	4
1905	8
1906	14
1907	9
1908	44
1909	27
1910	17
1911	35
1912	28
1913	35
1914	62
1915	58
1916	68
1917	113
1918	369
1919	33
1920	48
1921	41
1922	49
1923	126
1924	194
1925	179
1926	185
1927	141
1928	110
1929	416
1930	161
1931	648
1932	347
1933	137
1934	974
1935	305
1936	650
1937	379
1938	323
1939	630
1940	270
1941	380
1942	333
1943	470
1944	320
1945	275
1946	380
1947	1,314
1948	578
1949	1,271
1950	952
1951	1,227
1952	320
1953	508
1954	768
1955	435
1956	577
1957	638
1958	677
1959	282
1960	435
1961	464
1962	632
1963	738
1964	321
1965	772
1966	2,109
1967	885
1968	799
1969	1,258
1970	360
1971	1,370
1972	418
1973	578
1974	1,208
1975	934
1976	501
1977	759
1978	789
1979	2,085
1980	815
1981	654
1982	906
1983	785
1984	984
1985	678
1986	788
1987	1,006
1988	1,375
1989	1,508
1990	1,034
1991	766
1992	1,302
1993	764
1994	904
1995	924
1996	1,287
1997	793
1998	407
1999	1,169
2000	1,116
2001	1,319
2002	2,839
2003	1,086
2004	1,348
2005	906
2006	1,040
2007	673
2008	698
2009	737
2010	1,349
2011	668
2012	827
2013	1,984
2014	1,175
2015	658
2016	1,155
2017	507
2018	678
2019	990
2020	347
2021	442
2022	458
2023	1,298
2024	1,586
2025	688
2026	429

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Data for records on 1964-01-30: 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 20	217
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1