Weather Records on 1 March 1964

563 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1964. Highest significance: Hebgen Dam, US.

Key Facts for 1 March 1964

On 1 March 1964, 563 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 558 daily.
Hebgen Dam set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 1 March 1964.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

563 stations

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

Weather records on 1 March 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnel Camp	Canada	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Passagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maracanau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Velame	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Pompeu Sobrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

563 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 1 March 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 1 March 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

472 broken records

Margins by which the 472 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1964

Top 20 records on 1 March 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1964	Hebgen Dam, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1964	Grandchester Symes St, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1964	Council, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1964	Tunnel Camp, CA	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1964	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1964	Garden Valley, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1964	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1964	Fremont 5 NW, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1964	Emerson, CA	daily high min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	85 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1964	St Andrews, CA	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1964	Marquette, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1964	Southampton, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1964	Escanaba, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1964	Caledonia, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1964	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1964	Sitio Passagem, BR	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1964	Durham, CA	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1964	Chilton, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1964	Oshkosh, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1964	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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

1808 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1964. 1964 had 563 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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	456
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1