Weather Records on 19 October 1964

585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1964. Highest significance: Parysfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 19 October 1964

On 19 October 1964, 585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 577 daily.
Parysfontein set a daily record precipitation of 26.5 mm (1.0 in) on 19 October 1964.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

585 stations

585 station records on 19 October 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parysfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aiyansh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baloda Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Werk-Met-Lus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Struishoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Janjgir	India	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhilai	India	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fielden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahasamund	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boscobel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	101.7 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koppiesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Rust (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grootmodderfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cologne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dubari	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reitfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sunny Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Accord Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

585 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 359, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 October 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	359
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 October 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

508 broken records

Margins by which the 508 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1964

Top 20 records on 19 October 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1964	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1964	Poortjie, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1964	Aiyansh, CA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1964	Honokane 181.1, US	daily rain	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1964	De Kroon (Irr), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1964	Heilbron "Smoordrif", ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1964	Khamaria, IN	monthly rain	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1964	Baloda Bazar, IN	monthly rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1964	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1964	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1964	Sherthala, IN	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1964	Struishoek, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1964	Hopkins, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1964	Janjgir, IN	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1964	Flora, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1964	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1964	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1964	Kahuku 912, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1964	Bhilai, IN	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1964	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	39 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

1806 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1964. 1964 had 585 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	449
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1