Weather Records on 5 October 1964

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1964. Highest significance: Edenton, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 1964

On 5 October 1964, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 309 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 707 daily.
Edenton set a daily record precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 5 October 1964.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 5 October 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carmendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kojaneerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Primrose Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 180, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 5 October 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	180
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1964 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 707.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

578 broken records

Margins by which the 578 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1964

Top 20 records on 5 October 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1964	Edenton, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1964	Athens, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1964	Griffin, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1964	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1964	Hickory 1 E, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1964	Chappells 2 NNW, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1964	Effingham, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1964	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1964	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1964	Shubuta, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1964	Waynesboro 3 WNW, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1964	Taipak, KZ	monthly rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1964	Elberton 2 N, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1964	Talbotton, US	monthly rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1964	Tryon, US	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1964	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1964	Barrett Meadows, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1964	Youngs Siding, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1964	Concord, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1964	Rocky Mt 8 ESE, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	49 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

1795 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1964. 1964 had 737 records.

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

Records on 10-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1811	1
1843	1
1844	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	7
1867	2
1869	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	2
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1900	6
1901	10
1902	11
1903	10
1904	19
1905	11
1906	19
1907	13
1908	17
1909	30
1910	43
1911	10
1912	92
1913	25
1914	13
1915	25
1916	124
1917	314
1918	35
1919	42
1920	89
1921	33
1922	81
1923	87
1924	139
1925	140
1926	155
1927	79
1928	202
1929	242
1930	285
1931	284
1932	768
1933	257
1934	237
1935	910
1936	219
1937	491
1938	375
1939	269
1940	185
1941	1,072
1942	206
1943	404
1944	329
1945	234
1946	643
1947	746
1948	491
1949	562
1950	466
1951	541
1952	1,027
1953	261
1954	834
1955	771
1956	452
1957	520
1958	450
1959	629
1960	290
1961	493
1962	456
1963	605
1964	737
1965	1,160
1966	390
1967	290
1968	670
1969	603
1970	458
1971	377
1972	636
1973	335
1974	973
1975	566
1976	819
1977	382
1978	438
1979	920
1980	1,002
1981	642
1982	524
1983	1,037
1984	646
1985	781
1986	875
1987	1,081
1988	958
1989	465
1990	736
1991	1,005
1992	776
1993	1,024
1994	1,205
1995	1,705
1996	931
1997	814
1998	1,596
1999	1,276
2000	1,147
2001	771
2002	1,026
2003	636
2004	770
2005	2,003
2006	930
2007	1,609
2008	942
2009	1,756
2010	1,114
2011	1,383
2012	913
2013	1,106
2014	648
2015	644
2016	565
2017	560
2018	1,004
2019	672
2020	997
2021	887
2022	752
2023	780
2024	996
2025	716
2026	1,233

Download the Data

Data for records on 1964-10-05: 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	466
20 to 40	65
40 to 60	28
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	2