Weather Records on 8 January 1965

1,185 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1965. Highest significance: Corry, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1965

On 8 January 1965, 1,185 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
722 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,156 daily.
Corry set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 8 January 1965.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

1,185 stations

1,185 station records on 8 January 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falls River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waramain	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spruce	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frammersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Regina	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Listowel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,185 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 416, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 306, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 8 January 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	416
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	306
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 8 January 1965 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 26, daily 1,156.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

997 broken records

Margins by which the 997 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

8 January 1965

Top 20 records on 8 January 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1965	Corry, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	Huntingdon, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	Riverton, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	Belleville, CA	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	Saint Johns, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	Juana Diaz Camp, PR	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	Manati 2 E, PR	all-time low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	Springer, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	Santa Fe, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	Sao Jose Do Belmonte, BR	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	Port Stanley, CA	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	Listowel, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	Norwood, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	Beatrice, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	Navapur, IN	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	Bancroft, CA	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	Falls River, CA	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	Port Dover, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1965	Waramain, IN	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	35 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

1806 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1965. 1965 had 1,185 records.

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

Records on 01-08 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1839	1
1841	1
1846	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1858	2
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	5
1880	1
1882	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	10
1906	9
1907	24
1908	25
1909	12
1910	9
1911	13
1912	49
1913	35
1914	39
1915	51
1916	33
1917	23
1918	83
1919	91
1920	68
1921	43
1922	243
1923	165
1924	112
1925	70
1926	245
1927	107
1928	291
1929	183
1930	810
1931	104
1932	173
1933	243
1934	450
1935	824
1936	714
1937	1,703
1938	207
1939	619
1940	560
1941	414
1942	1,643
1943	371
1944	228
1945	520
1946	476
1947	238
1948	566
1949	463
1950	290
1951	387
1952	341
1953	669
1954	362
1955	167
1956	402
1957	616
1958	658
1959	295
1960	422
1961	236
1962	780
1963	692
1964	437
1965	1,185
1966	443
1967	463
1968	1,675
1969	651
1970	1,713
1971	730
1972	516
1973	1,496
1974	1,171
1975	957
1976	1,215
1977	537
1978	805
1979	1,640
1980	569
1981	589
1982	1,320
1983	598
1984	604
1985	1,545
1986	654
1987	820
1988	1,644
1989	1,900
1990	1,161
1991	872
1992	1,640
1993	1,525
1994	1,224
1995	783
1996	2,009
1997	1,203
1998	2,895
1999	1,107
2000	605
2001	954
2002	1,628
2003	1,362
2004	684
2005	1,764
2006	1,204
2007	1,003
2008	2,350
2009	761
2010	2,002
2011	885
2012	591
2013	398
2014	1,398
2015	1,311
2016	748
2017	1,045
2018	620
2019	522
2020	565
2021	590
2022	698
2023	426
2024	1,170
2025	597
2026	1,053

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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	968
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	2