Weather Records on 22 October 1964

294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1964. Highest significance: Murray Island, AU.

Key Facts for 22 October 1964

On 22 October 1964, 294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 285 daily.
Murray Island set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 22 October 1964.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

294 stations

294 station records on 22 October 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murray Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mnt Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moa Island Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mabuiag Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vectis, Winterton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ijsselmonde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bharno	India	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wolwekraal (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rienzi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	124.1 mm (4.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tantoyuca	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Droogefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vaalkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

294 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 22 October 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 October 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 285.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1964

Top 20 records on 22 October 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1964	Murray Island, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1964	Mnt Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1964	Bushy Vales, Margate, ZA	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1964	Moa Island Mission, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1964	Weltevrede, ZA	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1964	Brynawe, Paddock, ZA	daily rain	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1964	Mabuiag Island, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1964	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1964	Fort McPherson, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1964	Glenora, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1964	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1964	Vectis, Winterton, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1964	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1964	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1964	Rooiberg, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1964	Delmas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1964	Squa Pan Dam, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1964	Hartebeespoort-Agrc., ZA	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1964	Clearwater, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1964	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	82 years	34 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

1793 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1964. 1964 had 294 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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	231
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1