Weather Records on 7 December 1964

467 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1964. Highest significance: Victoria Sugar Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 7 December 1964

On 7 December 1964, 467 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 451 daily.
Victoria Sugar Mill set a monthly record daily precipitation of 432.3 mm (17.0 in) on 7 December 1964.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

467 stations

467 station records on 7 December 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	432.3 mm (17.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	480.6 mm (18.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Long Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	303.5 mm (11.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	445.5 mm (17.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.7 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	335.3 mm (13.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Giru Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	593.1 mm (23.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Driekoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Cleveland Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bogie River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wairuna Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fanning River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riacho de Santana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

467 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 7 December 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 7 December 1964 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 451.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

394 broken records

Margins by which the 394 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1964

Top 20 records on 7 December 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1964	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	432.3 mm (17.0 in)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1964	Port Dover, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	81 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1964	Babinda Post Office, AU	monthly rain	480.6 mm (18.9 in)	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1964	Long Pocket, AU	monthly rain	303.5 mm (11.9 in)	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1964	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1964	Majors Creek, AU	monthly rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1964	Lucinda Township, AU	monthly rain	445.5 mm (17.5 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1964	Reid River Railway Station, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1964	Ellsworth, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1964	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	187.7 mm (7.4 in)	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1964	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1964	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1964	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1964	Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo), BR	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1964	Eureka, ZA	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1964	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	monthly rain	335.3 mm (13.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1964	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1964	Giru Post Office, AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1964	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1964	Bingil Bay, AU	daily rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	14 years	48 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

1801 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1964. 1964 had 467 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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Data for records on 1964-12-07: 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 25	291
25 to 50	41
50 to 75	27
75 to 100	17
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	5
175 to 200	4