Weather Records on 7 January 1965

1,297 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1965. Highest significance: West Yellowstone, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 1965

On 7 January 1965, 1,297 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
846 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,264 daily.
West Yellowstone set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 7 January 1965.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,297 stations

1,297 station records on 7 January 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Show Low	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Campos Sales	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.9 cm (15.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Falls River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,297 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 354, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 492, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 7 January 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	354
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	492
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 7 January 1965 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 30, daily 1,264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,082 broken records

Margins by which the 1,082 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1965

Top 20 records on 7 January 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1965	West Yellowstone, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Show Low, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Doringkuil, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Hebgen Dam, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Chama, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Campos Sales, BR	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Conceicao, BR	daily rain	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Ibapah, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Buntzen Lake, CA	daily snowfall	38.9 cm (15.3 in)	31.3 cm (12.3 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Jati, BR	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Lakeside Rs, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Lawrence, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Mtn Park, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Goodwell Rsch STN, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Potgietersrus, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Ninette, CA	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Dulce, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1965	Melstone, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	25 years	40 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

1826 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1965. 1965 had 1,297 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	1,047
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	1