Weather Records on 12 July 1964

898 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1964. Highest significance: Phalodi, IN.

Key Facts for 12 July 1964

On 12 July 1964, 898 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
187 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 857 daily.
Phalodi set an all-time record daily precipitation of 225.0 mm (8.9 in) on 12 July 1964.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

898 stations

898 station records on 12 July 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Phalodi	India	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eastern View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Forest (Forton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cygnet River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pura Pura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blessington Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Streatham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chetwynd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barunah Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Karrawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Fidel 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

898 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 179, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 508.

Records on 12 July 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	179
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	508
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1964 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 37, daily 857.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

761 broken records

Margins by which the 761 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1964

Top 20 records on 12 July 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1964	Phalodi, IN	all-time rain	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	76 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1964	Wickliffe, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1964	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1964	Georgetown, CA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1964	Casterton (Warrock), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1964	Port Lincoln, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1964	Naracoorte Cave Range, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1964	Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1964	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1964	Harrow (Pine Hills), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1964	Victoria Valley, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1964	St Catharines, CA	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1964	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1964	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1964	Moutajup, AU	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1964	Casterton (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1964	Westbury (Valley View), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1964	Shelford, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1964	Fulton 3 W, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1964	Eastern View, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	53 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

1796 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1964. 1964 had 898 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

Download the Data

Data for records on 1964-07-12: 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 20	679
20 to 40	61
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1