Weather Records on 23 October 1964

264 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1964. Highest significance: Port Shepstone, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 October 1964

On 23 October 1964, 264 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 259 daily.
Port Shepstone set a monthly record daily precipitation of 203.0 mm (8.0 in) on 23 October 1964.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

264 stations

264 station records on 23 October 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plashett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daly River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rooikop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Campbells Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saranac Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Groenvlei (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guaraciaba Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pedra Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

264 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 23 October 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 October 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 259.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

211 broken records

Margins by which the 211 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1964

Top 20 records on 23 October 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1964	Port Shepstone, ZA	monthly rain	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1964	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1964	Caio Prado, BR	monthly rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1964	Uccle, BE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1964	Plashett, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1964	Owens Gap (T.O.K.), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1964	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1964	Landsborough Downs, AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1964	Mataranka Homestead Resort, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1964	Daly River Police, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1964	Ponnani, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1964	Biri, NO	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1964	Rooikop, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1964	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1964	De Bilt, NL	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1964	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1964	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1964	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1964	Campbells Hill, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1964	Cromleigh,Ixopo, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	42 years	29 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

1795 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1964. 1964 had 264 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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	199
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1