Weather Records on 8 July 1964

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1964. Highest significance: Clifton, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 1964

On 8 July 1964, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 592 daily.
Clifton set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 8 July 1964.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

603 stations

603 station records on 8 July 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sao Goncalo Do Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Walgoolan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Khetri	India	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Malhada Vermelha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Pompeu Sobrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Picui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baswa	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarralla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sodam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nangetty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bijnor	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meanook	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jeoli Jansath	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 296.

Records on 8 July 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1964 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 592.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 133.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1964

Top 20 records on 8 July 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1964	Clifton, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1964	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1964	Sao Goncalo Do Amarante, BR	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1964	Walgoolan South, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1964	Khetri, IN	daily rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1964	Acude Malhada Vermelha, BR	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1964	Acude Pompeu Sobrinho, BR	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1964	Harrisville, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1964	Madanapalli, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1964	Picui, BR	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1964	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1964	Vedasandur, IN	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1964	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1964	Luna Rs, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1964	Vevay, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1964	Anderson 1 N, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1964	Cordele, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1964	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1964	Trenton, US	monthly rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1964	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	89 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

1793 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1964. 1964 had 603 records.

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

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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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 20	436
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1