Weather Records on 19 March 1964

467 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1964. Highest significance: Grindstone Island, CA.

Key Facts for 19 March 1964

On 19 March 1964, 467 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 460 daily.
Grindstone Island set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 19 March 1964.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

467 stations

467 station records on 19 March 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gretna (Aut)	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Price	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Point Isl du Boi	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canistota 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seguin	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Custodio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

467 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 19 March 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 19 March 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 460.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

412 broken records

Margins by which the 412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 275.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1964

Top 20 records on 19 March 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1964	Grindstone Island, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1964	Encinal, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1964	Grindstone Island, CA	daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	27.5 cm (10.8 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1964	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1964	San Saba, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1964	Kerrville, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1964	Boerne, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1964	Carrizo Springs 3S, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1964	Grapevine Dam, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1964	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1964	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1964	Clifton 10 E, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1964	Comanche, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1964	Gretna (Aut), CA	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1964	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1964	Greeley, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1964	Brady, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1964	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1964	Sisseton, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1964	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	66 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

1808 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1964. 1964 had 467 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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Data for records on 1964-03-19: 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	379
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1