Weather Records on 12 October 1964

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1964. Highest significance: Tuddal, NO.

Key Facts for 12 October 1964

On 12 October 1964, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 348 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 628 daily.
Tuddal set a daily record precipitation of 51.5 mm (2.0 in) on 12 October 1964.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

636 stations

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

Weather records on 12 October 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gvarv	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narrewilock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow (Pigick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 302, Heaviest daily rainfall 124.

Records on 12 October 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	302
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 October 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 628.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1964

Top 20 records on 12 October 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1964	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1964	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1964	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1964	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1964	Mykland, NO	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1964	Szombathely, HU	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1964	Gvarv, NO	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1964	Insizwa (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1964	Rjukan, NO	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1964	Tovdal, NO	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1964	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1964	Katandra, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1964	Walden, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1964	Clearwater, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1964	Budapest, HU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1964	Narrewilock, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1964	Coonamble (Wingadee), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1964	Rainbow (Pigick), AU	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1964	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1964	Anthony Lagoon, AU	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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

1805 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1964. 1964 had 636 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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 12 October 1964
Margin	Records
0 to 10	458
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1