Weather Records on 20 October 1964

598 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1964. Highest significance: Bilaspur, IN.

Key Facts for 20 October 1964

On 20 October 1964, 598 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 330 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 583 daily.
Bilaspur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 20 October 1964.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

598 stations

598 station records on 20 October 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Rajim	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maramsilli	India	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakholi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kathghora	India	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bhatagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kharra	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kendri	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kondapar	India	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rudri	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bhatagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandrivierspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kurud	India	Record daily precipitation	109.1 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Selod	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kotaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

598 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 183, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 20 October 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	183
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 October 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 583.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

472 broken records

Margins by which the 472 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1964

Top 20 records on 20 October 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1964	Bilaspur, IN	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1964	Rajim, IN	monthly rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1964	East Angus, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1964	Mungeli, IN	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1964	Maramsilli, IN	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	94.9 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1964	Lakholi, IN	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1964	Clearwater, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1964	Kathghora, IN	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1964	Bemetara, IN	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1964	Dhamtari, IN	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1964	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1964	Bhatagaon, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1964	Kharra, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1964	Sombrerete (Dge), MX	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1964	Kaneohe Mauka 781, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1964	Gariabund, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1964	Kendri, IN	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1964	Kondapar, IN	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1964	Rudri, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1964	Biesjesfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	40 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 598 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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	440
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1