Weather Records on 26 October 1964

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1964. Highest significance: Bushy Band, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 October 1964

On 26 October 1964, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 408 daily.
Bushy Band set a daily record precipitation of 57.5 mm (2.3 in) on 26 October 1964.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 26 October 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bushy Band	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland House	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hluhluwe Game Reserve	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zilverhout	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ceylon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosthern	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakkloof Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doornfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee Agric Res Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.8 C (-32.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kranskop (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dwaleni	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lintlaw	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nipawin 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgedale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bele (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 October 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 October 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 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

26 October 1964

Top 20 records on 26 October 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1964	Bushy Band, ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	Bergplaats, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	Mercara Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	Ntywenka (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	Cumberland House, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	Zilverhout, ZA	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	Ponca City, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	Hico, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	Kulu Halt, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	Ceylon (Bos), ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	El Dorado, US	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	Mvenyane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	Doornkop, ZA	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	Pilgrims Rest (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	Rosthern, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1964	Vlakkloof Estate, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	37 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

1816 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1964. 1964 had 417 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	284
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	2