Weather Records on 6 January 1965

796 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1965. Highest significance: Brahmapuri, IN.

Key Facts for 6 January 1965

On 6 January 1965, 796 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
386 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 784 daily.
Brahmapuri set a daily record precipitation of 41.2 mm (1.6 in) on 6 January 1965.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

796 stations

796 station records on 6 January 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uitzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spruce	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neriamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

796 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 291, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 6 January 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	291
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 6 January 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 784.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

684 broken records

Margins by which the 684 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 January 1965

Top 20 records on 6 January 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1965	Brahmapuri, IN	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1965	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1965	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1965	Moloaa 1145, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1965	Bellingham 2 N, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1965	Payson Rs, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1965	Rietpoort, ZA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1965	Uitzicht, ZA	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1965	Muenster, CA	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1965	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1965	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1965	Cordes, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1965	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1965	Gisela, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1965	Mineral, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1965	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1965	Norway House, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1965	Mesa, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1965	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1965	Jerome, US	monthly high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	43 years	33 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

1803 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1965. 1965 had 796 records.

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

Records on 01-06 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1830	1
1839	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	2
1864	3
1867	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1876	1
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	2
1884	4
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	9
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	6
1897	2
1898	5
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	15
1904	4
1905	19
1906	19
1907	16
1908	20
1909	55
1910	15
1911	46
1912	116
1913	32
1914	18
1915	40
1916	97
1917	46
1918	50
1919	44
1920	35
1921	52
1922	128
1923	111
1924	452
1925	44
1926	189
1927	270
1928	215
1929	220
1930	319
1931	142
1932	526
1933	352
1934	379
1935	560
1936	392
1937	357
1938	153
1939	321
1940	746
1941	269
1942	479
1943	291
1944	249
1945	837
1946	1,409
1947	351
1948	493
1949	470
1950	942
1951	207
1952	195
1953	769
1954	505
1955	327
1956	464
1957	273
1958	325
1959	710
1960	434
1961	354
1962	768
1963	382
1964	214
1965	796
1966	577
1967	516
1968	893
1969	840
1970	797
1971	1,160
1972	533
1973	633
1974	756
1975	587
1976	590
1977	625
1978	691
1979	1,782
1980	887
1981	794
1982	1,241
1983	1,356
1984	813
1985	1,096
1986	776
1987	875
1988	2,337
1989	1,768
1990	628
1991	1,386
1992	940
1993	1,019
1994	1,347
1995	1,243
1996	1,172
1997	1,185
1998	2,131
1999	1,894
2000	614
2001	1,113
2002	842
2003	932
2004	1,226
2005	1,730
2006	978
2007	1,882
2008	1,422
2009	890
2010	1,543
2011	994
2012	1,235
2013	350
2014	1,503
2015	725
2016	518
2017	1,316
2018	1,231
2019	506
2020	514
2021	385
2022	1,071
2023	555
2024	481
2025	1,153
2026	655

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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	666
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1