Weather Records on 29 September 1964

1,154 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1964. Highest significance: Crystal Brook, AU.

Key Facts for 29 September 1964

On 29 September 1964, 1,154 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,090 daily.
Crystal Brook set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 29 September 1964.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,154 stations

1,154 station records on 29 September 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	301.5 mm (11.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pokataroo (Durhambone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lingasugur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cheriton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wara	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nuzvid	India	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kodmur	India	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Bathurst (Somerton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Binda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stony River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Billabong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Noorama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,154 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 918, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 September 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	918
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 September 1964 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 60, daily 1,090.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,046 broken records

Margins by which the 1,046 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1964

Top 20 records on 29 September 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1964	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1964	Mount Margaret, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1964	Highlands, US	all-time rain	301.5 mm (11.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1964	Brevard, US	all-time rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1964	Franklin, US	monthly rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1964	Werrina, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1964	Ilkal, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1964	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1964	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1964	Old Baratta Homestead, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1964	Lightning Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1964	Pokataroo (Durhambone), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1964	Lingasugur, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1964	Adelaide (Glen Osmond), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1964	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1964	Betanga, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1964	Cheriton, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1964	Thurulgoona, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1964	Collarenebri (Dunumbral), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1964	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	50 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

1836 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1964. 1964 had 1,154 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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Data for records on 1964-09-29: 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	935
20 to 40	91
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1