Weather Records on 31 December 1964

388 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1964. Highest significance: Spruce, US.

Key Facts for 31 December 1964

On 31 December 1964, 388 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 370 daily.
Spruce set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 31 December 1964.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

388 stations

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

Weather records on 31 December 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spruce	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lennestadt-Theten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Danner	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Foremost	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Falls River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clowhom Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

388 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 65, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 31 December 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 31 December 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 370.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

288 broken records

Margins by which the 288 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1964

Top 20 records on 31 December 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1964	Spruce, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Portola, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Utica, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Tahoe City, US	daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Bella Coola, CA	daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Coquitlam Lake, CA	monthly snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Twin Lakes, US	daily snowfall	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Virden, CA	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Forest, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Forks 1 E, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Lennestadt-Theten, DE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Tacoma, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Summit, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Grindstone Island, CA	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Helmond, NL	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Danner, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1964	Landsburg, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	13 years	35 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 388 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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 100	261
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1