Weather Records on 4 February 1964

608 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1964. Highest significance: Panhandle, US.

Key Facts for 4 February 1964

On 4 February 1964, 608 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
241 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 559 daily.
Panhandle set an all-time record daily snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 4 February 1964.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

608 stations

608 station records on 4 February 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Panhandle	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Claude	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winters 9 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spearman	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spearman	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

608 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 98, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 4 February 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	98
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 4 February 1964 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 37, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1964

Top 20 records on 4 February 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1964	Panhandle, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1964	Claude, US	all-time snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	57 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1964	Miami, US	all-time snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	44 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1964	Altus Irig Rsch STN, US	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1964	Claude, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1964	Plains, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1964	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1964	Gove 4W, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1964	Elkhart, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1964	Magdalena, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1964	Winters 9 NNE, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1964	Magdalena, US	monthly snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1964	Enngonia (Belalie), AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1964	Claude, US	all-time snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1964	Holly, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1964	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1964	Clarendon, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1964	Miami, US	all-time snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1964	Saint Paul Is AP, US	monthly snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1964	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	45 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 608 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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Data for records on 1964-02-04: 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 25	375
25 to 50	43
50 to 75	24
75 to 100	15
100 to 125	12
125 to 150	6
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1