Weather Records on 1 January 1965

520 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1965. Highest significance: Edina, US.

Key Facts for 1 January 1965

On 1 January 1965, 520 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
242 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 491 daily.
Edina set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 1 January 1965.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

520 stations

520 station records on 1 January 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Linneus	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lucerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roberts 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

520 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 1 January 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 1 January 1965 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

434 broken records

Margins by which the 434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 447.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1965

Top 20 records on 1 January 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1965	Edina, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1965	Linneus, US	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1965	Rushville, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1965	Yanrey, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1965	Minonk, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1965	Kirksville, US	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1965	Bloomington Normal, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1965	Bear Creek, CA	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1965	Blaine, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1965	La Harpe, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1965	Lucerne, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1965	Chillicothe Radio Kchi, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1965	Coquitlam Lake, CA	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1965	Kaslo, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1965	Norwood, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1965	Kahoka, US	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1965	Trenton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1965	Paonia 1SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1965	Keosauqua, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1965	Canton L&D 20, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	43 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

1798 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1965. 1965 had 520 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	412
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1