Weather Records on 31 October 1964

538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1964. Highest significance: Collector (Brookdale), AU.

Key Facts for 31 October 1964

On 31 October 1964, 538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 532 daily.
Collector (Brookdale) set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 31 October 1964.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

538 stations

538 station records on 31 October 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Bowglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Rietvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Binda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gaborone	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mabuiag Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moa Island Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kowen Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ilford (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wyangala Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

538 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 31 October 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 October 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 532.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1964

Top 20 records on 31 October 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1964	Collector (Brookdale), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1964	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1964	Tarago (Kildare), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1964	Goulburn (Kippilaw), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1964	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1964	Heilbron (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1964	Nyngan (Merryanbone), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1964	Merriwa (Bowglen), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1964	Nerriga Composite, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1964	Chatsbury (Maryland), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1964	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1964	Groot Rietvlei, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1964	Rylstone (Ilford Rd), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1964	Binda Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1964	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1964	Alert Bay, CA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1964	Poonampet, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1964	Ponnani, IN	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1964	Taralga (Grathawai), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1964	Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	41 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

1805 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1964. 1964 had 538 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 October 1964
Margin	Records
0 to 10	351
10 to 20	79
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2