Weather Records on 6 April 1964

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 1964. Highest significance: Enterprise, US.

Key Facts for 6 April 1964

On 6 April 1964, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 533 daily.
Enterprise set an all-time record daily precipitation of 260.9 mm (10.3 in) on 6 April 1964.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

558 stations

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

Weather records on 6 April 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	260.9 mm (10.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Primrose Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St George	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 6 April 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 6 April 1964 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 533.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

462 broken records

Margins by which the 462 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 1964

Top 20 records on 6 April 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1964	Enterprise, US	all-time rain	260.9 mm (10.3 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	58 years	79 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1964	Pushmataha, US	all-time rain	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1964	Selma, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1964	Thief River Falls, US	monthly snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1964	Martin Dam, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1964	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1964	Marion 1 N, US	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1964	Prattville, US	monthly rain	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1964	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1964	Concord, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1964	Milstead, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1964	Manjeri, IN	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1964	Uniontown, US	all-time rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1964	Thief River Falls, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1964	Clanton, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1964	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1964	Santuck, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1964	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	monthly rain	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1964	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1964	Livingston, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	57 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

1808 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1964. 1964 had 558 records.

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

Records on 04-06 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1809	2
1815	1
1839	2
1841	1
1848	1
1851	1
1853	1
1857	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	2
1866	1
1874	1
1881	5
1883	1
1884	1
1886	6
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	3
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	16
1905	18
1906	8
1907	21
1908	11
1909	43
1910	59
1911	59
1912	49
1913	101
1914	32
1915	25
1916	43
1917	120
1918	68
1919	65
1920	57
1921	229
1922	96
1923	96
1924	91
1925	73
1926	442
1927	80
1928	398
1929	959
1930	265
1931	248
1932	257
1933	499
1934	211
1935	460
1936	911
1937	301
1938	637
1939	611
1940	257
1941	205
1942	413
1943	510
1944	369
1945	303
1946	312
1947	411
1948	417
1949	316
1950	664
1951	559
1952	492
1953	261
1954	789
1955	342
1956	360
1957	330
1958	507
1959	551
1960	718
1961	382
1962	456
1963	551
1964	558
1965	524
1966	390
1967	671
1968	507
1969	504
1970	525
1971	691
1972	772
1973	449
1974	580
1975	1,188
1976	356
1977	838
1978	654
1979	1,233
1980	520
1981	388
1982	3,186
1983	1,454
1984	578
1985	856
1986	654
1987	1,120
1988	1,273
1989	1,396
1990	856
1991	1,939
1992	952
1993	721
1994	1,124
1995	973
1996	1,054
1997	1,870
1998	860
1999	1,703
2000	714
2001	1,172
2002	778
2003	1,339
2004	669
2005	818
2006	1,131
2007	1,328
2008	803
2009	885
2010	1,352
2011	841
2012	675
2013	595
2014	518
2015	396
2016	920
2017	490
2018	1,069
2019	397
2020	608
2021	948
2022	854
2023	1,598
2024	1,706
2025	1,034
2026	600

Download the Data

Data for records on 1964-04-06: 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	410
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1