Weather Records on 1 December 1964

1,181 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1964. Highest significance: Bar Harbor 3 NW, US.

Key Facts for 1 December 1964

On 1 December 1964, 1,181 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 646 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 1,167 daily.
Bar Harbor 3 NW set a daily record snowfall of 28.4 cm (11.2 in) on 1 December 1964.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,181 stations

1,181 station records on 1 December 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grand Manan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mitis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Price	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Price	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mitis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-38.6 C (-37.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beechy	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,181 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 336, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 310, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 1 December 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	336
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	310
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 1 December 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 1,167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

948 broken records

Margins by which the 948 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 251.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1964

Top 20 records on 1 December 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1964	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	23.3 cm (9.2 in)	70 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1964	Grand Manan, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1964	Eastport, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1964	Causapscal, CA	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1964	Moncton, CA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1964	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1964	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1964	Barrage Mitis, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1964	Tanhurst Est, Umzint, ZA	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1964	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1964	Santander Centro, ES	daily rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1964	Causapscal, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1964	Mill Creek, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1964	Price, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1964	Fredericton Cda, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1964	Avery Rs, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1964	Mtn Dell Dam, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1964	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1964	Espoey, FR	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1964	Price, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7 years	40 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

1797 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1964. 1964 had 1,181 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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 50	909
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1