Weather Records on 24 April 1964

498 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1964. Highest significance: Payson, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 1964

On 24 April 1964, 498 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 489 daily.
Payson set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 24 April 1964.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

498 stations

498 station records on 24 April 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Payson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Suassurana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amontada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Birdseye	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Rafael	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Catole	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caracara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

498 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 24 April 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 24 April 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 489.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

391 broken records

Margins by which the 391 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1964

Top 20 records on 24 April 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1964	Payson, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1964	Levan, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1964	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1964	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1964	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1964	Juneau Dwtn, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1964	Suassurana, BR	daily rain	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1964	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1964	Paragonah, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1964	Amontada, BR	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1964	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1964	Birdseye, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1964	Brinkley, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1964	Oak City, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1964	Alton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1964	Sao Rafael, BR	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1964	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1964	Hernando, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1964	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1964	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 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

1799 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1964. 1964 had 498 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	369
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1