Weather Records on 6 December 1964

597 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1964. Highest significance: Low Isles Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 6 December 1964

On 6 December 1964, 597 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 229 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 583 daily.
Low Isles Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 240.0 mm (9.4 in) on 6 December 1964.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

597 stations

597 station records on 6 December 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa da Canoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vanrook Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Piacabucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.9 mm (10.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Raimundo Nonato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Manan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Molloy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paulistana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cabanda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

597 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 85.

Records on 6 December 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	85

Records on 6 December 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 583.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1964

Top 20 records on 6 December 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1964	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1964	Millungera Station, AU	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1964	Mowbray, AU	monthly rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1964	Vicosa, BR	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1964	Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1964	Lagoa da Canoa, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1964	Vanrook Station, AU	monthly rain	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1964	Manhattan, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1964	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	monthly rain	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1964	Brakfontein, ZA	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1964	Viewmount, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1964	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1964	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1964	Piacabucu, BR	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1964	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	260.9 mm (10.3 in)	173.3 mm (6.8 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1964	Rosevale, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1964	Sao Raimundo Nonato, BR	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1964	Olenja Rechka, RU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1964	Julatten, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1964	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	47 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

1804 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1964. 1964 had 597 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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Data for records on 1964-12-06: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	434
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1