Weather Records on 11 October 1964

927 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1964. Highest significance: Balmoral Station, AU.

Key Facts for 11 October 1964

On 11 October 1964, 927 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 567 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 907 daily.
Balmoral Station set a daily record precipitation of 67.6 mm (2.7 in) on 11 October 1964.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

927 stations

927 station records on 11 October 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tennyson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coolon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Netherton (Desert Fringe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leaghur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrega (Taunton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow (Pella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cygnet River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yarto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manangatang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Diapur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

927 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 413, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 11 October 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	413
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 October 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 907.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

755 broken records

Margins by which the 755 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1964

Top 20 records on 11 October 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1964	Balmoral Station, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Gladfield Hopefield Estate, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Merlin Station, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Tennyson, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Barfield, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Jondaryan Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Biloela Dpi, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Capella Post Office, AU	monthly rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Elgin Downs, AU	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Twin Hills Post Office, AU	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Curlewis (Wandobah), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Port Stanley, CA	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Mount Coolon Hotel, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1964	Netherton (Desert Fringe), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	36 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 927 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 October 1964
Margin	Records
0 to 10	668
10 to 20	59
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2