Weather Records on 1 August 1964

883 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1964. Highest significance: Oconto 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 1 August 1964

On 1 August 1964, 883 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
255 were record highs and 319 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 860 daily.
Oconto 4 W set an all-time record daily precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 1 August 1964.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

883 stations

883 station records on 1 August 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wikieup	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crownpoint	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Show Low	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wind River	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Drummonds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sodam	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Rio Colorado (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bilgi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammdi	India	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

883 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 1 August 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1964 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 860.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

692 broken records

Margins by which the 692 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1964

Top 20 records on 1 August 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1964	Oconto 4 W, US	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1964	Brucefield, CA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1964	Bhimavaram, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1964	Bagalkot, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1964	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1964	Long Lake Dam, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1964	Harapanahalli, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1964	Wikieup, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1964	Crownpoint, US	all-time rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1964	Show Low, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1964	Breakwater, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1964	Sangli, IN	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1964	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1964	Beaverlodge Cda, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1964	Goderich Township, CA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1964	King City, US	monthly low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1964	Wind River, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1964	Koilkuntla, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1964	Springerville, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1964	Madakasira, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	40 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

1797 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1964. 1964 had 883 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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Data for records on 1964-08-01: 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 10	602
10 to 20	54
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3