Weather Records on 24 August 1964

670 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1964. Highest significance: Miriam Vale, AU.

Key Facts for 24 August 1964

On 24 August 1964, 670 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 623 daily.
Miriam Vale set a daily record precipitation of 69.1 mm (2.7 in) on 24 August 1964.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

670 stations

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

Weather records on 24 August 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pithora	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sanganer	India	Record daily precipitation	139.9 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Victoria Storage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sambhar	India	Record daily precipitation	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ketchowla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bargara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Srimadhopur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Callemondah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sathawas	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cecilwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chomu	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonepat	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Oxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lalsot	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ucolta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

670 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 430.

Records on 24 August 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	430
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 47, daily 623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

575 broken records

Margins by which the 575 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1964

Top 20 records on 24 August 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1964	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1964	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1964	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1964	Mannersley, AU	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1964	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1964	Raglan, AU	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1964	Annanvale, AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1964	Calliope Post Office, AU	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1964	Voewood, AU	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1964	Pithora, IN	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1964	Sanganer, IN	daily rain	139.9 mm (5.5 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1964	Emu Park Hill St, AU	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1964	Bajool Post Office, AU	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1964	Glenlands, AU	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1964	Ridgelands, AU	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1964	Stanwell Post Office, AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1964	Horseshoe Lagoon, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1964	Calliope Station, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1964	Normandy, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1964	Pacific Salt, AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	52 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

1802 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1964. 1964 had 670 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

Download the Data

Data for records on 1964-08-24: 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	500
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1