Weather Records on 17 August 1964

410 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 1964. Highest significance: Khandhla, IN.

Key Facts for 17 August 1964

On 17 August 1964, 410 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 269 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 395 daily.
Khandhla set a daily record precipitation of 144.8 mm (5.7 in) on 17 August 1964.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

410 stations

410 station records on 17 August 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Khandhla	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mc Kenzie	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rajim	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bhinmal	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jalore	India	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winters 9 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chattarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jaswantpura	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nantahala	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kurud	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Abjorsbraten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flat Top	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

410 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 112.

Records on 17 August 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 395.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 1964

Top 20 records on 17 August 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1964	Khandhla, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1964	Mc Kenzie, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1964	Wick, GB	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1964	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1964	Luna Rs, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1964	Rajim, IN	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1964	Bhinmal, IN	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1964	Mandvi, IN	daily rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1964	Kingston, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1964	Weldon, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1964	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1964	Jalore, IN	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1964	Hot Springs 2, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1964	Winters 9 NNE, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1964	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1964	Millen 4 N, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1964	Genoa 2 W, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1964	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1964	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1964	Chattarpur, IN	daily rain	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	36 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 410 records.

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

Records on 08-17 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1802	2
1820	2
1837	1
1838	2
1841	2
1842	1
1845	2
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	5
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	14
1902	7
1903	6
1904	2
1905	11
1906	28
1907	9
1908	26
1909	24
1910	17
1911	18
1912	31
1913	79
1914	41
1915	28
1916	33
1917	35
1918	112
1919	37
1920	110
1921	37
1922	169
1923	161
1924	171
1925	130
1926	182
1927	228
1928	131
1929	243
1930	138
1931	302
1932	360
1933	260
1934	377
1935	437
1936	670
1937	726
1938	466
1939	364
1940	341
1941	378
1942	461
1943	743
1944	531
1945	387
1946	433
1947	682
1948	475
1949	371
1950	522
1951	413
1952	470
1953	345
1954	685
1955	465
1956	407
1957	504
1958	519
1959	543
1960	533
1961	998
1962	445
1963	650
1964	410
1965	641
1966	496
1967	679
1968	953
1969	593
1970	467
1971	447
1972	1,044
1973	750
1974	582
1975	612
1976	797
1977	1,216
1978	814
1979	1,464
1980	895
1981	1,112
1982	554
1983	1,574
1984	726
1985	948
1986	916
1987	1,150
1988	1,608
1989	687
1990	949
1991	560
1992	1,813
1993	803
1994	1,038
1995	1,724
1996	752
1997	1,544
1998	1,003
1999	697
2000	994
2001	1,101
2002	1,266
2003	948
2004	1,046
2005	722
2006	814
2007	1,646
2008	1,301
2009	922
2010	1,105
2011	956
2012	1,215
2013	802
2014	997
2015	890
2016	748
2017	544
2018	518
2019	467
2020	1,529
2021	800
2022	1,428
2023	1,032
2024	740
2025	538
2026	535

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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	300
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3