Weather Records on 12 September 1964

836 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 1964. Highest significance: Darwin Loco Works, AU.

Key Facts for 12 September 1964

On 12 September 1964, 836 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 312 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 821 daily.
Darwin Loco Works set a monthly record daily precipitation of 93.2 mm (3.7 in) on 12 September 1964.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

836 stations

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

Weather records on 12 September 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yerragondapalem	India	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coffee Springs 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Primrose Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bruff Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cracow Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

836 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 158, Heaviest daily rainfall 451, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 September 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	158
Heaviest daily rainfall	451
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 September 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 821.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

715 broken records

Margins by which the 715 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 1964

Top 20 records on 12 September 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 1964	Darwin Loco Works, AU	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1964	Boigbeat, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1964	Evergreen, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1964	Columbus Dardc, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1964	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1964	Koilkuntla, IN	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1964	Kothapeta, IN	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1964	Maude (Nap Nap), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1964	Laidley Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1964	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1964	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1964	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1964	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1964	Bathurst Agricultural Station, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1964	W Pt, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1964	Marburg - Warrego Highway, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1964	Green Mountains, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1964	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1964	Reedy Creek Station, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1964	Grandchester Symes St, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	46 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 836 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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Data for records on 1964-09-12: 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	601
20 to 40	77
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	2