Weather Records on 4 January 1965

403 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1965. Highest significance: Grants Pass, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 1965

On 4 January 1965, 403 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 394 daily.
Grants Pass set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 4 January 1965.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

403 stations

403 station records on 4 January 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grants Pass	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spruce	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willamina	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Devgad	India	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spruce	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Disston 1 NE Laying Ck	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khairee	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seaside	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kuna	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wind River	United States	Record snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tree Point Lt STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

403 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 4 January 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 4 January 1965 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 6, daily 394.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

349 broken records

Margins by which the 349 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 838.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1965

Top 20 records on 4 January 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1965	Grants Pass, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1965	Notinsila (Bos), ZA	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1965	Conconully, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1965	Spruce, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1965	Everett, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1965	Verma, NO	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1965	Nalesar, IN	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1965	Asola, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1965	Alturas, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1965	Willamina, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1965	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1965	Devgad, IN	monthly rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1965	Cushman Dam, US	daily snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1965	Spruce, US	all-time snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1965	Masset Airport, CA	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1965	Cedarville, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1965	Hailey 3 NNW, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1965	Disston 1 NE Laying Ck, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1965	Diablo Dam, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1965	Dobbins Colgate Foreba, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1965. 1965 had 403 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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 200	339
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1