Weather Records on 15 October 1964

488 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1964. Highest significance: Blountstown 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 1964

On 15 October 1964, 488 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 484 daily.
Blountstown 2 SE set a daily record precipitation of 147.3 mm (5.8 in) on 15 October 1964.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

488 stations

488 station records on 15 October 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Die Hoogte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heemstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wairuna Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Rio Do Peixe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leiden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

488 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 October 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 October 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 484.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1964

Top 20 records on 15 October 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1964	Blountstown 2 SE, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1964	Dunbar Station, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1964	Hiriyur, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1964	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1964	Amsterdam, NL	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1964	Belle Glade, US	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1964	Ayton, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1964	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1964	Roelofarendsveen, NL	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1964	Die Hoogte, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1964	Uniontown, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1964	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1964	Leeuwarden_1, NL	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1964	Talladega, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1964	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1964	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1964	Hillgrove Station, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1964	Heemstede, NL	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1964	Lisse, NL	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1964	Guntersville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	42 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

1794 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1964. 1964 had 488 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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Data for records on 1964-10-15: 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	348
20 to 40	54
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1