Weather Records on 18 September 1964

282 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 September 1964. Highest significance: Jonesboro 3 SSE, US.

Key Facts for 18 September 1964

On 18 September 1964, 282 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 279 daily.
Jonesboro 3 SSE set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 18 September 1964.
Across 163 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

282 stations

282 station records on 18 September 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 September 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dwars-In-Die-Weg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parma	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paragould	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linneus	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dexter	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandhuka	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morehouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

282 records

Records set or tied on 18 September 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 161.

Records on 18 September 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 September 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 279.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

239 broken records

Margins by which the 239 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 September 1964

Top 20 records on 18 September 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 September 1964	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	Dwars-In-Die-Weg, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	Kukaiau 222, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	Karwar, IN	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	New Madrid, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	Calliope Post Office, AU	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	Glenlands, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	Parma, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	Williamsville, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	Baddeck, CA	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	Thana, IN	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	Greenville 6 N, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	Smithville, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	Paragould, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1964	Anna 4 N, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	35 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

1803 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1964. 1964 had 282 records.

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

Records on 09-18 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1811	1
1814	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1834	1
1835	1
1837	2
1847	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	4
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1889	6
1890	1
1891	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	58
1904	6
1905	22
1906	16
1907	4
1908	11
1909	17
1910	5
1911	8
1912	43
1913	44
1914	56
1915	41
1916	58
1917	99
1918	57
1919	48
1920	56
1921	213
1922	45
1923	114
1924	62
1925	269
1926	205
1927	189
1928	114
1929	309
1930	124
1931	429
1932	226
1933	370
1934	188
1935	281
1936	155
1937	422
1938	373
1939	190
1940	402
1941	318
1942	1,001
1943	624
1944	503
1945	732
1946	576
1947	927
1948	427
1949	356
1950	370
1951	320
1952	340
1953	245
1954	446
1955	672
1956	587
1957	429
1958	491
1959	829
1960	351
1961	478
1962	360
1963	453
1964	282
1965	1,172
1966	498
1967	357
1968	763
1969	424
1970	377
1971	1,245
1972	691
1973	593
1974	559
1975	976
1976	615
1977	619
1978	1,162
1979	709
1980	652
1981	1,671
1982	603
1983	936
1984	951
1985	636
1986	730
1987	1,244
1988	997
1989	778
1990	904
1991	1,377
1992	821
1993	747
1994	852
1995	935
1996	1,237
1997	935
1998	1,038
1999	583
2000	1,146
2001	993
2002	828
2003	815
2004	1,027
2005	781
2006	1,309
2007	670
2008	697
2009	692
2010	1,040
2011	1,050
2012	922
2013	666
2014	682
2015	934
2016	893
2017	518
2018	1,200
2019	768
2020	682
2021	582
2022	613
2023	639
2024	687
2025	471
2026	864

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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	205
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2