Weather Records on 18 October 1964

311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1964. Highest significance: Thiruvananthapuram, IN.

Key Facts for 18 October 1964

On 18 October 1964, 311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 301 daily.
Thiruvananthapuram set an all-time record daily precipitation of 401.5 mm (15.8 in) on 18 October 1964.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

311 stations

311 station records on 18 October 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	401.5 mm (15.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Milner	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Khosis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aiyansh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aardoorns	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moreson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunham River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bergville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brady	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Manan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Florisbad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tweedraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stillewoning	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

311 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 206.

Records on 18 October 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 October 1964 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 301.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

277 broken records

Margins by which the 277 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1964

Top 20 records on 18 October 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1964	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	all-time rain	401.5 mm (15.8 in)	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	38 years	77 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1964	Milner, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1964	Bhor, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1964	Welgeleven, ZA	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1964	Vryheid, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1964	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1964	Khosis, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1964	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1964	Willeroo, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1964	Grootkuil, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1964	Aiyansh, CA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1964	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1964	Warrenton (Mun), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1964	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1964	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1964	Anahuac, MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1964	Rietpoort, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1964	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1964	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1964	Zevenfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	11 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

1794 to 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1964. 1964 had 311 records.

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

Records on 10-18 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1799	1
1806	1
1807	1
1810	1
1811	2
1817	1
1832	1
1835	1
1836	1
1843	1
1846	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1859	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	4
1876	2
1877	2
1879	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1897	6
1898	5
1899	12
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	9
1904	12
1905	27
1906	17
1907	11
1908	44
1909	23
1910	50
1911	22
1912	12
1913	26
1914	52
1915	12
1916	64
1917	109
1918	24
1919	31
1920	87
1921	87
1922	59
1923	114
1924	151
1925	153
1926	149
1927	309
1928	316
1929	190
1930	507
1931	350
1932	446
1933	264
1934	222
1935	360
1936	483
1937	671
1938	536
1939	475
1940	532
1941	240
1942	332
1943	844
1944	264
1945	398
1946	355
1947	965
1948	1,128
1949	665
1950	996
1951	325
1952	394
1953	678
1954	621
1955	403
1956	578
1957	220
1958	407
1959	246
1960	612
1961	362
1962	252
1963	492
1964	311
1965	1,066
1966	613
1967	405
1968	737
1969	789
1970	501
1971	1,199
1972	1,581
1973	789
1974	746
1975	779
1976	1,326
1977	533
1978	545
1979	555
1980	1,024
1981	680
1982	654
1983	684
1984	1,331
1985	831
1986	344
1987	518
1988	733
1989	1,196
1990	1,043
1991	999
1992	1,295
1993	1,051
1994	1,296
1995	1,227
1996	795
1997	1,240
1998	1,323
1999	773
2000	823
2001	818
2002	878
2003	1,097
2004	1,156
2005	755
2006	1,328
2007	1,298
2008	531
2009	1,546
2010	634
2011	736
2012	741
2013	430
2014	690
2015	915
2016	1,511
2017	590
2018	759
2019	346
2020	957
2021	387
2022	1,334
2023	693
2024	1,142
2025	367

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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 20	240
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1