Weather Records on 31 January 1964

402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1964. Highest significance: Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 31 January 1964

On 31 January 1964, 402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 396 daily.
Strawberry Hill (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 83.5 mm (3.3 in) on 31 January 1964.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

402 stations

402 station records on 31 January 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedagt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Copperas Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

402 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 31 January 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 31 January 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 396.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1964

Top 20 records on 31 January 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1964	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1964	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1964	Anthony, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1964	Blackdown, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1964	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1964	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1964	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1964	Woodville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1964	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1964	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1964	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1964	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1964	Bathurst Ns,, ZA	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1964	Herold (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1964	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1964	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1964	Lampasas, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1964	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1964	San Marcos, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1964	Buffelsvlei, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 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

1800 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1964. 1964 had 402 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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 10	249
10 to 20	49
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1