Weather Records on 27 October 1964

294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1964. Highest significance: Van Reenen, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 October 1964

On 27 October 1964, 294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 284 daily.
Van Reenen set a monthly record daily precipitation of 129.5 mm (5.1 in) on 27 October 1964.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

294 stations

294 station records on 27 October 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mallow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ranibandh	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmiet, Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Long Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Driekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Loskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zamana	India	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli City	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

294 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 October 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 October 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 284.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1964

Top 20 records on 27 October 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1964	Van Reenen, ZA	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1964	Khamaria, IN	daily rain	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1964	Intake, ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1964	Umlaas Waterworks, ZA	daily rain	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1964	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1964	Mallow, ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1964	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1964	Kulu Halt, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1964	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1964	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1964	Dunbar Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1964	Pilger, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1964	Heritage, ZA	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1964	Hempstead, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1964	Stewart, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1964	Brenham, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1964	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1964	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1964	Ranibandh, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1964	Weltevreden, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	33 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

1802 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1964. 1964 had 294 records.

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

Records on 10-27 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1831	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1847	2
1849	2
1856	2
1861	1
1866	4
1869	4
1870	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	5
1888	3
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1898	4
1899	14
1900	9
1901	5
1902	8
1903	23
1904	6
1905	11
1906	11
1907	9
1908	16
1909	13
1910	14
1911	20
1912	42
1913	91
1914	54
1915	65
1916	28
1917	45
1918	77
1919	74
1920	98
1921	37
1922	97
1923	63
1924	104
1925	383
1926	176
1927	521
1928	162
1929	92
1930	158
1931	241
1932	319
1933	313
1934	173
1935	266
1936	725
1937	477
1938	160
1939	836
1940	605
1941	409
1942	629
1943	479
1944	519
1945	674
1946	450
1947	551
1948	160
1949	182
1950	603
1951	269
1952	640
1953	285
1954	493
1955	578
1956	339
1957	1,116
1958	163
1959	376
1960	180
1961	428
1962	704
1963	798
1964	294
1965	284
1966	256
1967	485
1968	436
1969	532
1970	1,071
1971	1,157
1972	694
1973	719
1974	384
1975	424
1976	1,387
1977	608
1978	593
1979	553
1980	1,148
1981	1,076
1982	793
1983	707
1984	1,183
1985	592
1986	531
1987	863
1988	829
1989	1,506
1990	441
1991	1,722
1992	703
1993	667
1994	894
1995	1,238
1996	1,651
1997	2,783
1998	1,696
1999	991
2000	832
2001	1,100
2002	1,040
2003	1,669
2004	1,546
2005	897
2006	1,442
2007	950
2008	650
2009	954
2010	1,676
2011	690
2012	991
2013	706
2014	973
2015	395
2016	761
2017	582
2018	701
2019	1,364
2020	2,886
2021	536
2022	657
2023	1,668
2024	694
2025	524

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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	213
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2