Weather Records on 14 March 1964

322 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1964. Highest significance: Eastbourne, GB.

Key Facts for 14 March 1964

On 14 March 1964, 322 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 308 daily.
Eastbourne set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 14 March 1964.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

322 stations

322 station records on 14 March 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	248.4 mm (9.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tupelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prudente de Morais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uitzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middelweg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodfort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Horner	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lanquedoc	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.1 C (107.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rocco	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goedgevonden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

322 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 14 March 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 14 March 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 308.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1964

Top 20 records on 14 March 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1964	Eastbourne, GB	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1964	Oxford, GB	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	131 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1964	Durham, GB	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1964	Bradford, GB	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1964	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1964	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1964	Ayton, AU	daily rain	248.4 mm (9.8 in)	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1964	Tamboril, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1964	Buxton, GB	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1964	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1964	Skegness, GB	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1964	Florence, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1964	Hull, GB	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1964	Rothamsted, GB	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1964	Cambridge Niab, GB	monthly rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1964	Cordova AP, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1964	Hull, GB	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1964	Blackville 3 W, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1964	Marion, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1964	Tupelo, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	39 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

1810 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1964. 1964 had 322 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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Data for records on 1964-03-14: 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 50	263
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2