1964

704 tornadoes, 6 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 11 notable earthquakes. 51 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 73.

Tornadoes

704 recorded; 51 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Outbreak days

May 5, 196430 tornadoes, 4 killed

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1964

Apr 3, 1964	F5	Wichita	4.7	7
May 5, 1964	F5	Polk, Antelope, Adams	79.7	4
Oct 3, 1964	F4	Lafourche	1.5	22
May 8, 1964	F4	Macomb	3.3	11
Jan 24, 1964	F4	Shelby	3.3	10
Apr 12, 1964	F4	Anderson	19.4	3
Mar 4, 1964	F4	Calloway, Marshall	18.5	3
Apr 12, 1964	F4	Page	13.1	1
May 5, 1964	F4	Greeley, Boone, Antelope	51.2	0
Aug 29, 1964	F4	Kossuth	15.8	0
Jun 22, 1964	F4	Fremont	11.9	0
Aug 22, 1964	F4	Ozaukee	2.2	0
Mar 9, 1964	F3	Lauderdale	5.2	2
Dec 25, 1964	F3	Hancock, Crawford, Appling	0.1	2
Apr 12, 1964	F3	Cass, Jackson	19.5	1
Apr 12, 1964	F3	Leavenworth, Platte	14.0	1
Mar 4, 1964	F3	Columbia, Nevada	9.1	1
May 29, 1964	F3	Colfax	3.0	1
Dec 24, 1964	F3	Newton, Troup, Meriwether	75.4	0
May 5, 1964	F3	Woodbury, Plymouth, Cherokee	67.0	0
Apr 22, 1964	F3	Ellsworth, Stafford, Reno	59.7	0
Mar 25, 1964	F3	Carter, Reynolds, Wayne	46.0	0
Apr 12, 1964	F3	Douglas, Leavenworth	33.8	0
May 5, 1964	F3	Barber, Harper	33.0	0
Mar 4, 1964	F3	Hardin, Wayne	27.6	0
Aug 29, 1964	F3	Scotland, Richmond	21.9	0
Apr 24, 1964	F3	Caddo, Bossier	20.6	0
May 5, 1964	F3	Stafford, Reno	20.4	0
Sep 3, 1964	F3	Richland	17.1	0
Apr 3, 1964	F3	Marshall, Bryan	16.7	0
Apr 28, 1964	F3	Haralson, Cleburne	15.7	0
Apr 21, 1964	F3	McDonough	14.1	0
Dec 25, 1964	F3	Okaloosa	12.8	0
Jun 19, 1964	F3	Page	11.5	0
Jun 19, 1964	F3	Page, Taylor	10.6	0
Mar 9, 1964	F3	Franklin	10.4	0
May 8, 1964	F3	Plymouth	9.3	0
Jun 21, 1964	F3	Dickinson	8.9	0
Aug 31, 1964	F3	Ellis	8.3	0
Jun 22, 1964	F3	Fremont	8.0	0
Mar 4, 1964	F3	Logan	7.2	0
Jun 18, 1964	F3	Pope	6.2	0
Apr 20, 1964	F3	Cass	6.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F3	Delta	5.9	0
Mar 25, 1964	F3	Winston	5.4	0
May 5, 1964	F3	Richland, Wilkin	5.2	0
May 5, 1964	F3	Stearns	4.3	0
May 7, 1964	F3	Buchanan	2.3	0
May 10, 1964	F3	Cherokee	2.0	0
Apr 28, 1964	F3	Talladega	0.1	0
Aug 22, 1964	F3	Lenawee	0.1	0
Aug 27, 1964	F2	Pima	0.1	2
Apr 17, 1964	F2	Harris	21.9	1
Apr 12, 1964	F2	Johnson	10.7	1
May 5, 1964	F2	Madison, Howard, Nance	71.5	0
Oct 4, 1964	F2	Columbus, Bladen, Pender	54.6	0
Oct 4, 1964	F2	Martin, Washington, Tyrrell	54.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F2	Garfield, Noble, Kay	54.0	0
Jun 15, 1964	F2	Scott, Harrison, Nicholas	49.3	0
May 5, 1964	F2	Emmons, McIntosh, Logan	47.5	0
Apr 25, 1964	F2	Nuckolls	44.2	0
Mar 25, 1964	F2	Jefferson, Shelby, Oldham	38.4	0
May 8, 1964	F2	Winnebago, Calumet, Outagamie	30.6	0
Jun 8, 1964	F2	Richland, Cass	26.9	0
Apr 26, 1964	F2	Antelope	26.4	0
Jun 18, 1964	F2	Potter, Walworth	24.6	0
Jun 12, 1964	F2	Barton, Russell	24.1	0
May 8, 1964	F2	Juneau, Adams	23.5	0
Jun 11, 1964	F2	Curry, Parmer	23.2	0
May 23, 1964	F2	Trempealeau, Jackson, Clark	21.9	0
Nov 19, 1964	F2	Phillips, Coahoma	21.5	0
Dec 25, 1964	F2	Worth, Tift, Irwin	21.2	0
May 8, 1964	F2	Vernon, Richland	20.3	0
Aug 11, 1964	F2	Arkansas	20.3	0
Aug 11, 1964	F2	Arkansas	20.3	0
May 8, 1964	F2	Presque Isle	17.9	0
Nov 19, 1964	F2	Quitman, Panola	17.3	0
May 8, 1964	F2	Grand Traverse, Antrim	16.6	0
Jun 22, 1964	F2	Lincoln	16.1	0
May 5, 1964	F2	Campbell	16.0	0
Apr 26, 1964	F2	Union, Ringgold	14.8	0
May 2, 1964	F2	Jackson, Haakon	14.8	0
Oct 3, 1964	F2	Jefferson, Orleans	14.2	0
Jul 12, 1964	F2	Caswell, Person	13.6	0
Mar 8, 1964	F2	Clinton	13.1	0
Jun 22, 1964	F2	Clarke	12.8	0
May 4, 1964	F2	Crawford	12.6	0
Apr 20, 1964	F2	Clay, Washington	12.4	0
May 8, 1964	F2	Marathon	12.3	0
Jun 8, 1964	F2	Saline, Gage	12.3	0
Nov 19, 1964	F2	Sunflower, Washington	11.9	0
Jun 14, 1964	F2	Appanoose, Davis	11.9	0
Sep 22, 1964	F2	Page	11.8	0
May 10, 1964	F2	Caddo	11.7	0
May 5, 1964	F2	Roger Mills	11.6	0
Mar 25, 1964	F2	Hamilton	11.5	0
Mar 4, 1964	F2	Dunklin	11.5	0
Nov 14, 1964	F2	Pratt	11.3	0
Aug 29, 1964	F2	Worth	11.2	0
Apr 12, 1964	F2	Nodaway	10.8	0
May 5, 1964	F2	Barton, Russell	10.6	0
Aug 22, 1964	F2	Hillsdale	10.3	0
Jun 22, 1964	F2	Lincoln, Minnehaha	10.0	0
May 4, 1964	F2	Jackson	9.7	0
Jun 22, 1964	F2	Dallas	9.7	0
Apr 26, 1964	F2	Buffalo	9.5	0
Apr 12, 1964	F2	Union	9.4	0
May 4, 1964	F2	Allamakee	9.2	0
Jun 15, 1964	F2	Putnam	8.9	0
Jun 12, 1964	F2	Parmer	8.8	0
Jan 24, 1964	F2	Greene, Clay	8.1	0
May 23, 1964	F2	Seward	7.9	0
Sep 7, 1964	F2	Plymouth	7.9	0
May 4, 1964	F2	Juneau	7.7	0
Mar 4, 1964	F2	Shelby	7.6	0
May 5, 1964	F2	Scott, Lane	7.6	0
May 7, 1964	F2	Black Hawk	7.1	0
Nov 27, 1964	F2	Avoyelles	6.9	0
Mar 4, 1964	F2	Tipton	6.8	0
Apr 28, 1964	F2	Lowndes	6.8	0
Jul 23, 1964	F2	Spink	6.8	0
Apr 23, 1964	F2	Lamar	6.6	0
Jul 1, 1964	F2	Live Oak	6.5	0
Jun 22, 1964	F2	Marion	6.4	0
Aug 22, 1964	F2	Portage	6.4	0
Apr 25, 1964	F2	Powder River	6.0	0
Apr 20, 1964	F2	Allen	5.7	0
May 1, 1964	F2	Washington	5.6	0
Apr 5, 1964	F2	Lincoln	5.4	0
Apr 7, 1964	F2	Cullman	5.1	0
May 8, 1964	F2	Osceola	5.1	0
Apr 8, 1964	F2	Atkinson	5.0	0
Dec 24, 1964	F2	Butler	4.9	0
Apr 2, 1964	F2	Montgomery, Christian	4.9	0
Jul 12, 1964	F2	Pittsylvania	4.9	0
Apr 26, 1964	F2	Wright	4.7	0
May 4, 1964	F2	Delaware	4.7	0
Apr 28, 1964	F2	Kosciusko, Elkhart	4.5	0
Apr 2, 1964	F2	Sangamon	4.5	0
May 5, 1964	F2	Roberts	4.5	0
Apr 28, 1964	F2	Calhoun	4.3	0
Jun 12, 1964	F2	Mitchell	4.1	0
Jun 18, 1964	F2	Barron	4.1	0
Feb 4, 1964	F2	Colorado	3.8	0
Jun 8, 1964	F2	Dewey	3.8	0
May 5, 1964	F2	Roger Mills	3.6	0
Jun 15, 1964	F2	Adair	3.6	0
Jun 6, 1964	F2	Duval	3.6	0
Apr 13, 1964	F2	Olmsted	3.4	0
Oct 3, 1964	F2	Pearl River	3.3	0
Apr 7, 1964	F2	DeKalb	3.3	0
May 7, 1964	F2	Juneau	3.3	0
May 8, 1964	F2	Monroe	3.3	0
May 8, 1964	F2	Waupaca	3.3	0
Jul 6, 1964	F2	Taylor	3.3	0
Jun 9, 1964	F2	Marinette	3.0	0
Apr 20, 1964	F2	Fremont	2.7	0
Apr 5, 1964	F2	Wood	2.7	0
Aug 28, 1964	F2	Wabasha	2.7	0
Mar 19, 1964	F2	Harris	2.5	0
Jul 3, 1964	F2	Richland	2.5	0
May 4, 1964	F2	Linn	2.3	0
May 6, 1964	F2	Saunders	2.3	0
Dec 24, 1964	F2	Baldwin	2.0	0
Dec 25, 1964	F2	Crisp	2.0	0
Apr 12, 1964	F2	Montgomery	2.0	0
Apr 16, 1964	F2	Val Verde	2.0	0
Apr 23, 1964	F2	Lamar	2.0	0
Apr 26, 1964	F2	Van Buren	2.0	0
May 7, 1964	F2	Fayette	2.0	0
May 7, 1964	F2	Guthrie	2.0	0
Jun 12, 1964	F2	Parmer	2.0	0
Jun 15, 1964	F2	Wyandot	2.0	0
Jun 15, 1964	F2	Westmoreland	2.0	0
Jul 12, 1964	F2	Henry, Martinsville city	2.0	0
Jul 20, 1964	F2	Fergus	2.0	0
Jul 7, 1964	F2	Boone	2.0	0
Aug 22, 1964	F2	Fond du Lac	2.0	0
Aug 29, 1964	F2	Webster	2.0	0
Aug 29, 1964	F2	Worth	2.0	0
Sep 7, 1964	F2	Plymouth	2.0	0
Apr 26, 1964	F2	Shelby	1.9	0
Oct 3, 1964	F2	Assumption	1.5	0
Jun 15, 1964	F2	Wharton	1.5	0
Oct 4, 1964	F2	St. Tammany	1.0	0
Apr 26, 1964	F2	Williamson	1.0	0
Jun 11, 1964	F2	Swisher	1.0	0
Jun 22, 1964	F2	Decatur	1.0	0
Jun 26, 1964	F2	Park	1.0	0
Jul 27, 1964	F2	Irion	1.0	0
Aug 22, 1964	F2	Fond du Lac	1.0	0
Aug 27, 1964	F2	Cass	1.0	0
Aug 27, 1964	F2	Floyd	1.0	0
Aug 29, 1964	F2	Charleston	1.0	0
Aug 29, 1964	F2	Richland	1.0	0
Nov 15, 1964	F2	Greenwood	0.8	0
Jun 20, 1964	F2	Howard	0.8	0
Aug 12, 1964	F2	Sequatchie	0.8	0
Aug 1, 1964	F2	Perkins	0.8	0
Mar 14, 1964	F2	Linn	0.5	0
Apr 25, 1964	F2	Wakulla	0.5	0
Apr 3, 1964	F2	Marshall	0.5	0
May 7, 1964	F2	Wood	0.5	0
Jun 10, 1964	F2	Barton	0.5	0
Jun 8, 1964	F2	Clark	0.5	0
Jul 28, 1964	F2	Hughes	0.5	0
Aug 19, 1964	F2	Moore	0.5	0
Jul 28, 1964	F2	Oklahoma	0.3	0
Aug 20, 1964	F2	Van Buren	0.3	0
Mar 19, 1964	F2	Hardin	0.2	0
Apr 12, 1964	F2	Creek	0.2	0
Aug 5, 1964	F2	Jefferson	0.2	0
Oct 14, 1964	F2	Martin	0.1	0
Oct 14, 1964	F2	Palm Beach	0.1	0
Oct 14, 1964	F2	Brevard	0.1	0
Oct 14, 1964	F2	Broward	0.1	0
Oct 4, 1964	F2	Barbour	0.1	0
Dec 26, 1964	F2	Russell	0.1	0
Jan 12, 1964	F2	Marion	0.1	0
Jan 24, 1964	F2	DeKalb	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1964	F2	Hodgeman	0.1	0
Apr 20, 1964	F2	Wayne	0.1	0
Apr 20, 1964	F2	Miami	0.1	0
Apr 20, 1964	F2	Montgomery	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F2	McPherson	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F2	Chase	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F2	Chase	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F2	Franklin	0.1	0
Apr 27, 1964	F2	Escambia	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1964	F2	Orange	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1964	F2	Madison	0.1	0
Apr 3, 1964	F2	Le Flore	0.1	0
Apr 3, 1964	F2	Sedgwick	0.1	0
Apr 3, 1964	F2	Marshall	0.1	0
May 10, 1964	F2	Okmulgee	0.1	0
May 26, 1964	F2	Coffey	0.1	0
May 5, 1964	F2	Pratt	0.1	0
May 5, 1964	F2	Otter Tail	0.1	0
May 6, 1964	F2	Grant	0.1	0
May 6, 1964	F2	Alger	0.1	0
May 7, 1964	F2	Boone	0.1	0
May 8, 1964	F2	Oakland	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1964	F2	Rush	0.1	0
Jun 11, 1964	F2	Quay	0.1	0
Jun 15, 1964	F2	Wyandot	0.1	0
Jun 15, 1964	F2	Mercer	0.1	0
Jun 20, 1964	F2	Greer	0.1	0
Jun 21, 1964	F2	Dickinson	0.1	0
Jun 23, 1964	F2	Lee	0.1	0
Jun 6, 1964	F2	Polk	0.1	0
Jun 8, 1964	F2	Clark	0.1	0
Jun 8, 1964	F2	Clark	0.1	0
Jul 26, 1964	F2	Haakon	0.1	0
Jul 2, 1964	F2	Hillsborough	0.1	0
Jul 2, 1964	F2	Weston	0.1	0
Jul 9, 1964	F2	Talladega	0.1	0
Jul 9, 1964	F2	Osage, Tulsa	0.1	0
Aug 10, 1964	F2	Cedar	0.1	0
Aug 13, 1964	F2	Woods	0.1	0
Aug 22, 1964	F2	Williams	0.1	0
Aug 26, 1964	F2	Garvin	0.1	0
Aug 26, 1964	F2	Montague	0.1	0
Aug 29, 1964	F2	Hettinger	0.1	0
Aug 29, 1964	F2	Darlington	0.1	0
Aug 31, 1964	F2	Russell	0.1	0
Sep 3, 1964	F2	Milwaukee	0.1	0
Sep 3, 1964	F2	Missaukee	0.1	0
Mar 10, 1964	F1	Gloucester, Camden, Burlington	59.1	0
Sep 9, 1964	F1	Otter Tail, Wadena, Cass	40.3	0
Apr 22, 1964	F1	Garfield, Noble, Kay	28.1	0
Jul 2, 1964	F1	Teton	27.0	0
Aug 27, 1964	F1	Mitchell	23.5	0
May 8, 1964	F1	Hutchinson, Turner	21.5	0
Apr 20, 1964	F1	Lancaster, Cass	19.7	0
Jun 17, 1964	F1	Baxter	14.6	0
Jun 8, 1964	F1	Nuckolls, Thayer	14.6	0
Apr 28, 1964	F1	Tallapoosa	13.0	0
Sep 9, 1964	F1	Clay, Becker	13.0	0
Jun 12, 1964	F1	Curry	12.6	0
Jun 18, 1964	F1	Hand, Faulk	11.1	0
Jun 18, 1964	F1	Barnes	10.7	0
Jun 18, 1964	F1	Kandiyohi, Stearns	9.7	0
Dec 3, 1964	F1	Jackson	8.7	0
May 7, 1964	F1	Mitchell	8.2	0
Aug 22, 1964	F1	Calhoun	7.8	0
Aug 25, 1964	F1	Pecos	7.6	0
Apr 24, 1964	F1	Harrison	7.4	0
Jun 18, 1964	F1	Kandiyohi	7.2	0
Apr 2, 1964	F1	Douglas, Johnson	7.1	0
Jun 15, 1964	F1	Schuyler, Tompkins	6.9	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	Clinton, DeKalb	6.2	0
Aug 14, 1964	F1	Vermilion, Lafayette	6.2	0
Jun 8, 1964	F1	Wadena	5.9	0
Aug 28, 1964	F1	Barron, Burnett	5.9	0
Dec 25, 1964	F1	Davidson	5.7	0
Aug 31, 1964	F1	Pitt, Martin	5.7	0
Apr 7, 1964	F1	Cherokee	5.4	0
Jun 22, 1964	F1	Monroe	5.4	0
Aug 31, 1964	F1	Russell	5.4	0
Mar 19, 1964	F1	Harris	5.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F1	Rooks	4.9	0
Jun 12, 1964	F1	Scott	4.9	0
Jan 12, 1964	F1	Polk	4.7	0
Jun 6, 1964	F1	Taylor	4.7	0
Sep 26, 1964	F1	Hale	4.7	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	Bourbon	4.3	0
Jul 29, 1964	F1	Franklin, Worcester	4.3	0
Mar 20, 1964	F1	Pinellas	4.1	0
May 21, 1964	F1	Scott	4.1	0
Jun 21, 1964	F1	Red Willow	4.1	0
Aug 20, 1964	F1	Little River	4.1	0
Sep 22, 1964	F1	Daviess, Grundy	4.0	0
Mar 8, 1964	F1	Monroe	3.8	0
Mar 9, 1964	F1	Perry	3.8	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	Labette	3.6	0
May 23, 1964	F1	Saunders	3.6	0
Aug 24, 1964	F1	Anderson	3.6	0
Sep 9, 1964	F1	Marshall	3.6	0
Oct 4, 1964	F1	Butler	3.3	0
May 5, 1964	F1	Grant	3.3	0
Aug 20, 1964	F1	Brown	3.3	0
Sep 3, 1964	F1	Dodge, Washington	3.3	0
Mar 9, 1964	F1	Montgomery	2.5	0
Jun 17, 1964	F1	Oregon	2.3	0
Jul 4, 1964	F1	Plymouth	2.3	0
Jul 7, 1964	F1	Gibson	2.3	0
May 4, 1964	F1	Vilas	2.2	0
Nov 14, 1964	F1	Woods	2.0	0
Mar 19, 1964	F1	Bee	2.0	0
Apr 24, 1964	F1	Brown, Coleman	2.0	0
May 19, 1964	F1	Essex	2.0	0
May 26, 1964	F1	White Pine	2.0	0
May 7, 1964	F1	Fisher	2.0	0
May 7, 1964	F1	Hardin	2.0	0
Jun 11, 1964	F1	Buena Vista	2.0	0
Jun 15, 1964	F1	Lebanon	2.0	0
Jun 18, 1964	F1	Sumter	2.0	0
Jun 22, 1964	F1	Tama	2.0	0
Jun 5, 1964	F1	Big Horn	2.0	0
Jul 22, 1964	F1	Mitchell	2.0	0
Jul 1, 1964	F1	Bradford	2.0	0
Aug 22, 1964	F1	Milwaukee	2.0	0
Sep 26, 1964	F1	Beltrami	2.0	0
Apr 3, 1964	F1	Clay	1.5	0
Apr 3, 1964	F1	Choctaw	1.5	0
May 26, 1964	F1	Jackson	1.5	0
May 8, 1964	F1	Hutchinson	1.5	0
Jun 13, 1964	F1	Parmer	1.5	0
Jun 22, 1964	F1	York	1.5	0
Jul 8, 1964	F1	Bolivar	1.5	0
Aug 20, 1964	F1	DeKalb	1.5	0
Apr 29, 1964	F1	Rooks	1.3	0
Nov 10, 1964	F1	Sonoma	1.0	0
Nov 27, 1964	F1	Morehouse	1.0	0
Nov 1, 1964	F1	Kings	1.0	0
Nov 9, 1964	F1	Los Angeles	1.0	0
Apr 23, 1964	F1	Baylor	1.0	0
Apr 23, 1964	F1	Coleman	1.0	0
Apr 24, 1964	F1	Wilbarger	1.0	0
Apr 24, 1964	F1	Comanche	1.0	0
Apr 27, 1964	F1	Colquitt	1.0	0
May 23, 1964	F1	Hall	1.0	0
May 27, 1964	F1	Garfield	1.0	0
May 4, 1964	F1	Juneau	1.0	0
May 5, 1964	F1	Dewey	1.0	0
May 7, 1964	F1	Black Hawk	1.0	0
Jun 20, 1964	F1	Buffalo	1.0	0
Jun 22, 1964	F1	Buchanan	1.0	0
Jul 20, 1964	F1	Alpena	1.0	0
Jul 9, 1964	F1	Pulaski	1.0	0
Aug 22, 1964	F1	Dodge	1.0	0
Aug 30, 1964	F1	Robeson	1.0	0
Jul 9, 1964	F1	Murray	0.8	0
May 7, 1964	F1	Howard	0.7	0
Jun 21, 1964	F1	Greenville	0.6	0
Oct 3, 1964	F1	Lafourche	0.5	0
Oct 3, 1964	F1	Lafourche	0.5	0
Dec 3, 1964	F1	St. Landry	0.5	0
Jan 24, 1964	F1	Fulton	0.5	0
Mar 18, 1964	F1	Zavala	0.5	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	Clark	0.5	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	Clark	0.5	0
Apr 23, 1964	F1	Fremont	0.5	0
Apr 24, 1964	F1	Hamilton	0.5	0
Apr 27, 1964	F1	Pulaski	0.5	0
Apr 8, 1964	F1	Hampton	0.5	0
May 23, 1964	F1	Buffalo	0.5	0
May 26, 1964	F1	Power	0.5	0
May 29, 1964	F1	Carbon	0.5	0
Jun 11, 1964	F1	Ray	0.5	0
Jun 22, 1964	F1	Carroll	0.5	0
Jul 20, 1964	F1	Callaway	0.5	0
Jul 28, 1964	F1	St. Croix	0.5	0
Aug 29, 1964	F1	Berkeley	0.5	0
Aug 31, 1964	F1	Frontier	0.5	0
Sep 26, 1964	F1	Lincoln	0.5	0
Nov 19, 1964	F1	Leon, Madison	0.3	0
Nov 19, 1964	F1	Escambia	0.3	0
Mar 15, 1964	F1	Bertie	0.3	0
Mar 26, 1964	F1	Kent	0.3	0
May 5, 1964	F1	Barron	0.3	0
May 6, 1964	F1	Burt	0.3	0
Jun 14, 1964	F1	Osage	0.3	0
Jun 23, 1964	F1	Greene	0.3	0
Jul 11, 1964	F1	Shelby	0.3	0
Jul 28, 1964	F1	Presque Isle	0.3	0
Jul 6, 1964	F1	Washington	0.3	0
Jul 9, 1964	F1	Franklin	0.3	0
Sep 9, 1964	F1	Cass	0.3	0
Nov 19, 1964	F1	Angelina	0.2	0
Dec 5, 1964	F1	Florence	0.2	0
Mar 4, 1964	F1	Mississippi	0.2	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	Cass	0.2	0
Apr 2, 1964	F1	Mason	0.2	0
Apr 7, 1964	F1	Spartanburg	0.2	0
Jun 10, 1964	F1	Curry	0.2	0
Jun 17, 1964	F1	Ozark	0.2	0
Jun 17, 1964	F1	Terry	0.2	0
Jul 25, 1964	F1	Trinity	0.2	0
Jul 26, 1964	F1	Jasper	0.2	0
Aug 29, 1964	F1	Florence	0.2	0
Sep 16, 1964	F1	Jim Wells	0.2	0
Sep 22, 1964	F1	Daviess	0.2	0
Oct 14, 1964	F1	Miami-Dade	0.1	0
Oct 14, 1964	F1	Collier	0.1	0
Oct 14, 1964	F1	Palm Beach	0.1	0
Oct 14, 1964	F1	Palm Beach	0.1	0
Oct 14, 1964	F1	Palm Beach	0.1	0
Oct 26, 1964	F1	Bexar	0.1	0
Oct 4, 1964	F1	Conecuh	0.1	0
Nov 27, 1964	F1	Cross	0.1	0
Dec 26, 1964	F1	Cumberland	0.1	0
Dec 26, 1964	F1	Butler	0.1	0
Jan 12, 1964	F1	Duval	0.1	0
Jan 24, 1964	F1	Grayson	0.1	0
Jan 24, 1964	F1	Hardin	0.1	0
Jan 24, 1964	F1	Hardin	0.1	0
Mar 10, 1964	F1	Mason	0.1	0
Mar 14, 1964	F1	Monroe	0.1	0
Mar 18, 1964	F1	Midland	0.1	0
Mar 25, 1964	F1	Franklin	0.1	0
Mar 26, 1964	F1	Columbia	0.1	0
Mar 8, 1964	F1	Union	0.1	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	Mississippi	0.1	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	Crawford	0.1	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	Jackson	0.1	0
Apr 13, 1964	F1	Wabaunsee	0.1	0
Apr 14, 1964	F1	Delaware	0.1	0
Apr 20, 1964	F1	Atchison	0.1	0
Apr 20, 1964	F1	Doniphan	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F1	Harvey	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F1	Marion	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F1	Noble	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F1	Morris	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F1	Chase	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F1	Lyon	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F1	Osage	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F1	Miami	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F1	Johnson	0.1	0
Apr 23, 1964	F1	Pittsburg	0.1	0
Apr 26, 1964	F1	Neosho	0.1	0
Apr 26, 1964	F1	Custer	0.1	0
Apr 26, 1964	F1	Linn	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1964	F1	Newaygo	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1964	F1	St. Clair	0.1	0
Apr 3, 1964	F1	Franklin	0.1	0
Apr 6, 1964	F1	Choctaw	0.1	0
Apr 7, 1964	F1	DeKalb	0.1	0
Apr 7, 1964	F1	Marshall	0.1	0
May 10, 1964	F1	Sebastian	0.1	0
May 18, 1964	F1	Lincoln	0.1	0
May 19, 1964	F1	Seneca	0.1	0
May 26, 1964	F1	Wabash	0.1	0
May 1, 1964	F1	Kay	0.1	0
May 1, 1964	F1	Canadian, Oklahoma	0.1	0
May 2, 1964	F1	Duval	0.1	0
May 2, 1964	F1	Scotts Bluff	0.1	0
May 5, 1964	F1	Antelope	0.1	0
May 5, 1964	F1	Yankton	0.1	0
May 5, 1964	F1	Day	0.1	0
May 5, 1964	F1	Woods	0.1	0
May 5, 1964	F1	Gove	0.1	0
May 8, 1964	F1	Scott	0.1	0
May 8, 1964	F1	Union	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1964	F1	Lincoln	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1964	F1	Barton	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1964	F1	Barton	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1964	F1	Quay	0.1	0
Jun 11, 1964	F1	Clay	0.1	0
Jun 11, 1964	F1	Saline	0.1	0
Jun 11, 1964	F1	Fillmore	0.1	0
Jun 12, 1964	F1	Benton	0.1	0
Jun 12, 1964	F1	Benton	0.1	0
Jun 13, 1964	F1	Roosevelt	0.1	0
Jun 21, 1964	F1	Platte	0.1	0
Jun 21, 1964	F1	Butler	0.1	0
Jun 21, 1964	F1	Butler	0.1	0
Jun 22, 1964	F1	Charles Mix	0.1	0
Jun 22, 1964	F1	Bourbon	0.1	0
Jun 30, 1964	F1	Pasco	0.1	0
Jun 30, 1964	F1	Manatee	0.1	0
Jun 3, 1964	F1	Cumberland	0.1	0
Jun 7, 1964	F1	Clark	0.1	0
Jun 8, 1964	F1	Campbell	0.1	0
Jun 9, 1964	F1	Shawano	0.1	0
Jul 10, 1964	F1	Marshall	0.1	0
Jul 18, 1964	F1	Powder River	0.1	0
Jul 21, 1964	F1	Grant	0.1	0
Jul 27, 1964	F1	Cooke	0.1	0
Jul 29, 1964	F1	Cooke	0.1	0
Jul 29, 1964	F1	Box Butte	0.1	0
Jul 2, 1964	F1	Arapahoe	0.1	0
Jul 2, 1964	F1	Stanton	0.1	0
Jul 7, 1964	F1	Reeves	0.1	0
Jul 9, 1964	F1	Pulaski	0.1	0
Jul 9, 1964	F1	Sebastian	0.1	0
Aug 10, 1964	F1	Mecklenburg	0.1	0
Aug 10, 1964	F1	Nobles	0.1	0
Aug 20, 1964	F1	Brown	0.1	0
Aug 20, 1964	F1	Sullivan	0.1	0
Aug 21, 1964	F1	Pinellas	0.1	0
Aug 22, 1964	F1	Lenawee	0.1	0
Aug 22, 1964	F1	Hancock	0.1	0
Aug 22, 1964	F1	Geauga	0.1	0
Aug 27, 1964	F1	Barnes	0.1	0
Aug 27, 1964	F1	Brevard	0.1	0
Aug 28, 1964	F1	Broward	0.1	0
Aug 28, 1964	F1	Sanpete	0.1	0
Aug 29, 1964	F1	Kershaw	0.1	0
Aug 9, 1964	F1	Florence	0.1	0
Sep 12, 1964	F1	Horry	0.1	0
Sep 13, 1964	F1	Carteret	0.1	0
Sep 21, 1964	F1	Chaves	0.1	0
Sep 3, 1964	F1	Woodbury	0.1	0
Sep 9, 1964	F1	Wadena	0.1	0
Dec 24, 1964	F0	Covington	21.0	0
May 27, 1964	F0	Pittsburg	11.3	0
May 22, 1964	F0	Walla Walla	10.7	0
May 6, 1964	F0	Caddo	8.3	0
May 10, 1964	F0	Johnston	6.9	0
Aug 27, 1964	F0	Logan	5.4	0
Aug 18, 1964	F0	King	5.2	0
May 29, 1964	F0	Kinney	2.5	0
Apr 23, 1964	F0	Coleman	2.0	0
Jun 11, 1964	F0	Barnes	2.0	0
Sep 12, 1964	F0	Brunswick	2.0	0
Apr 27, 1964	F0	Terrell	1.5	0
Apr 5, 1964	F0	Izard	1.5	0
May 25, 1964	F0	Blue Earth	1.5	0
May 29, 1964	F0	Scurry	1.5	0
May 29, 1964	F0	Scurry	1.5	0
Nov 19, 1964	F0	Johnson	1.0	0
Jan 12, 1964	F0	Volusia	1.0	0
Apr 23, 1964	F0	Washoe	1.0	0
Apr 25, 1964	F0	Marion	1.0	0
Apr 26, 1964	F0	Shelby	1.0	0
May 22, 1964	F0	Spokane	1.0	0
May 25, 1964	F0	Carver	1.0	0
May 30, 1964	F0	Brown	1.0	0
May 7, 1964	F0	Fisher	1.0	0
May 8, 1964	F0	Pecos	1.0	0
Jun 22, 1964	F0	Hemphill	1.0	0
Jun 4, 1964	F0	Muscatine	1.0	0
Jul 15, 1964	F0	Cherokee	1.0	0
Jul 17, 1964	F0	Nueces	1.0	0
Aug 20, 1964	F0	Bremer	1.0	0
Aug 27, 1964	F0	Hamilton	1.0	0
Dec 3, 1964	F0	Rapides	0.5	0
Apr 7, 1964	F0	Walton	0.5	0
Jun 12, 1964	F0	Deaf Smith	0.5	0
Jun 13, 1964	F0	Plymouth	0.5	0
Jun 27, 1964	F0	Grafton	0.5	0
Jun 4, 1964	F0	Tom Green	0.5	0
Aug 20, 1964	F0	Decatur	0.5	0
Apr 2, 1964	F0	Dawson	0.4	0
Dec 24, 1964	F0	Greenville	0.2	0
Jan 21, 1964	F0	Fresno	0.2	0
Apr 26, 1964	F0	Shelby	0.2	0
May 14, 1964	F0	Lamb	0.2	0
May 22, 1964	F0	Jack	0.2	0
May 30, 1964	F0	Schleicher	0.2	0
Jul 18, 1964	F0	Matagorda	0.2	0
Jul 21, 1964	F0	Pulaski	0.2	0
Aug 12, 1964	F0	Morris	0.2	0
Nov 6, 1964	F0	Washita	0.1	0
Dec 25, 1964	F0	Preston	0.1	0
Jan 24, 1964	F0	Mississippi	0.1	0
Jan 24, 1964	F0	Marion	0.1	0
Feb 18, 1964	F0	Highlands	0.1	0
Mar 15, 1964	F0	Wayne	0.1	0
Mar 26, 1964	F0	Monmouth	0.1	0
Apr 13, 1964	F0	Ellsworth	0.1	0
Apr 16, 1964	F0	Travis	0.1	0
Apr 16, 1964	F0	Woods	0.1	0
Apr 19, 1964	F0	Rush	0.1	0
Apr 20, 1964	F0	Mayes	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F0	Morris	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F0	Morris	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F0	Chase	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F0	Lyon	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F0	Lyon	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F0	Lyon	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F0	Miami	0.1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F0	Bates	0.1	0
Apr 23, 1964	F0	Comanche	0.1	0
Apr 23, 1964	F0	Harvey	0.1	0
Apr 23, 1964	F0	Pittsburg	0.1	0
Apr 25, 1964	F0	Lyon	0.1	0
Apr 26, 1964	F0	Franklin	0.1	0
Apr 26, 1964	F0	Johnson	0.1	0
Apr 26, 1964	F0	Johnson	0.1	0
Apr 26, 1964	F0	Johnson	0.1	0
Apr 26, 1964	F0	Howard	0.1	0
Apr 27, 1964	F0	Brown	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1964	F0	Spartanburg	0.1	0
Apr 28, 1964	F0	Spartanburg	0.1	0
Apr 2, 1964	F0	Custer	0.1	0
Apr 3, 1964	F0	McClain	0.1	0
Apr 3, 1964	F0	Cleveland	0.1	0
Apr 4, 1964	F0	Grant	0.1	0
Apr 8, 1964	F0	Barnwell	0.1	0
Apr 8, 1964	F0	Orangeburg	0.1	0
May 10, 1964	F0	Cimarron	0.1	0
May 10, 1964	F0	Kearny	0.1	0
May 10, 1964	F0	Ellis	0.1	0
May 10, 1964	F0	Okfuskee	0.1	0
May 10, 1964	F0	Rogers	0.1	0
May 11, 1964	F0	Harding	0.1	0
May 19, 1964	F0	Essex	0.1	0
May 22, 1964	F0	Keith	0.1	0
May 23, 1964	F0	Harvey	0.1	0
May 23, 1964	F0	Franklin	0.1	0
May 25, 1964	F0	Lyon	0.1	0
May 25, 1964	F0	Olmsted	0.1	0
May 25, 1964	F0	Butler	0.1	0
May 26, 1964	F0	Churchill	0.1	0
May 29, 1964	F0	Val Verde	0.1	0
May 29, 1964	F0	Val Verde	0.1	0
May 29, 1964	F0	Val Verde	0.1	0
May 1, 1964	F0	Dewey	0.1	0
May 2, 1964	F0	Goshen	0.1	0
May 2, 1964	F0	Scotts Bluff	0.1	0
May 2, 1964	F0	Stanley	0.1	0
May 5, 1964	F0	Day	0.1	0
May 5, 1964	F0	Yankton	0.1	0
May 5, 1964	F0	Pratt	0.1	0
May 5, 1964	F0	Woods	0.1	0
May 5, 1964	F0	Woods	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1964	F0	Rush	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1964	F0	Rice	0.1	0
Jun 10, 1964	F0	Rice	0.1	0
Jun 11, 1964	F0	Brown	0.1	0
Jun 11, 1964	F0	Hillsborough	0.1	0
Jun 11, 1964	F0	Thayer	0.1	0
Jun 11, 1964	F0	Buffalo	0.1	0
Jun 11, 1964	F0	York	0.1	0
Jun 11, 1964	F0	Seward	0.1	0
Jun 13, 1964	F0	Morris	0.1	0
Jun 13, 1964	F0	Kit Carson	0.1	0
Jun 13, 1964	F0	Roosevelt	0.1	0
Jun 14, 1964	F0	Hall	0.1	0
Jun 14, 1964	F0	Greeley	0.1	0
Jun 17, 1964	F0	Wilson	0.1	0
Jun 18, 1964	F0	Shawnee	0.1	0
Jun 19, 1964	F0	Allen	0.1	0
Jun 21, 1964	F0	Perkins	0.1	0
Jun 21, 1964	F0	Clark	0.1	0
Jun 21, 1964	F0	Republic	0.1	0
Jun 21, 1964	F0	Pottawatomie	0.1	0
Jun 22, 1964	F0	Marshall	0.1	0
Jun 22, 1964	F0	Nemaha	0.1	0
Jun 23, 1964	F0	Finney	0.1	0
Jun 29, 1964	F0	Finney	0.1	0
Jun 4, 1964	F0	Beckham	0.1	0
Jun 7, 1964	F0	Yellowstone	0.1	0
Jun 8, 1964	F0	Stanley	0.1	0
Jun 8, 1964	F0	Stanley	0.1	0
Jun 8, 1964	F0	Dewey	0.1	0
Jun 8, 1964	F0	Dewey	0.1	0
Jun 8, 1964	F0	Faribault	0.1	0
Jul 10, 1964	F0	Norton	0.1	0
Jul 10, 1964	F0	Hamlin	0.1	0
Jul 10, 1964	F0	Hamlin	0.1	0
Jul 17, 1964	F0	Scotts Bluff	0.1	0
Jul 25, 1964	F0	Dewey	0.1	0
Jul 26, 1964	F0	Benson	0.1	0
Jul 26, 1964	F0	Steele	0.1	0
Jul 29, 1964	F0	Franklin	0.1	0
Jul 31, 1964	F0	Miami-Dade	0.1	0
Jul 7, 1964	F0	Greeley	0.1	0
Jul 7, 1964	F0	Lincoln	0.1	0
Jul 9, 1964	F0	Logan	0.1	0
Jul 9, 1964	F0	Mower	0.1	0
Aug 13, 1964	F0	Miami-Dade	0.1	0
Aug 16, 1964	F0	Alachua	0.1	0
Aug 17, 1964	F0	Ellis	0.1	0
Aug 22, 1964	F0	Fountain	0.1	0
Aug 27, 1964	F0	Eastland	0.1	0
Aug 28, 1964	F0	Volusia	0.1	0
Aug 29, 1964	F0	Hettinger	0.1	0
Aug 31, 1964	F0	Russell	0.1	0
Aug 1, 1964	F0	Roosevelt	0.1	0
Sep 15, 1964	F0	Coconino	0.1	0
Sep 21, 1964	F0	Tarrant	0.1	0

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1964

Unnamed	Tropical storm	0	—
Abby	Tropical storm	12	TX
Cleo	Category 4	85	FL, GA, NC, SC, VA
Dora	Category 4	128	AL, FL, GA, SC
Hilda	Category 4	49	AL, LA, MS
Isbell	Category 3	24	FL, NC

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 1964

Mar 27, 1964	9.2	Prince William Sound, Alaska Chugach AK	15.5
Feb 6, 1964	6.9	near Akhiok, Alaska Kodiak Island AK	16.0
Mar 28, 1964	6.5	near Akhiok, Alaska Kodiak Island AK	13.0
Mar 28, 1964	6.5	near Akhiok, Alaska Kodiak Island AK	15.5
Mar 29, 1964	6.5	near Old Harbor, Alaska Kodiak Island AK	13.2
Oct 11, 1964	5.7	near Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii Hawaii HI	8.0
Oct 21, 1964	5.2	near Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana Madison MT	6.2
Nov 15, 1964	5.2	near San Martin, California Santa Clara CA	—
Mar 28, 1964	5.1	near Merriman, Nebraska Cherry NE	18.6
Oct 18, 1964	5.0	near Richmond, Utah Cache UT	6.2
Oct 23, 1964	5.0	near Hawthorne, Nevada Mineral NV	16.2

Drought

On average 21% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1964. The worst month was January 1964, with 33%.

Watch it spread, month by month · Every year since 1895 on the drought page

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Drought · 1964

How the 1964 drought spread

Every county’s Palmer reading, month by month, from July 1963 to December 1964.

About this replay

Month—Historical replay — monthly readings

Severe or worse—of counties

Extreme—of counties

Hardest-hit state—