Weather Records on 1 February 1964

453 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1964. Highest significance: Isidinge (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 1 February 1964

On 1 February 1964, 453 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 416 daily.
Isidinge (Bos) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 139.0 mm (5.5 in) on 1 February 1964.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

453 stations

453 station records on 1 February 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Doorns	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Silverdales	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angurugu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bichhia	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laborare	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Struishoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plaatjies Kraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	202.0 mm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

453 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 1 February 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 1 February 1964 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 416.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

381 broken records

Margins by which the 381 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1964

Top 20 records on 1 February 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1964	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	77 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1964	Komga (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 years	75 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1964	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1964	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1964	Rabula (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1964	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1964	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	monthly rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1964	Fir Glen, ZA	monthly rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	6 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1964	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1964	Balfour (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1964	Heilbron "Smoordrif", ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1964	Dontsa, ZA	monthly rain	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1964	Kentani (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1964	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1964	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1964	Pirie (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1964	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1964	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1964	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1964	De Doorns, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	48 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

1795 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1964. 1964 had 453 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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 20	309
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2