Weather Records on 11 January 1965

431 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1965. Highest significance: Bronte Heights, AU.

Key Facts for 11 January 1965

On 11 January 1965, 431 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 425 daily.
Bronte Heights set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 11 January 1965.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

431 stations

431 station records on 11 January 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
York Plains (Handroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shannon Hec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunalley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeestpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
York Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blessington Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-38.2 C (-36.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ontonagon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nabowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wattle Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tasman Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hazelton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

431 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 11 January 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 11 January 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1965

Top 20 records on 11 January 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1965	Bronte Heights, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	Branxholm (Stoke Street), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	Moorina (Frome Dam), AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	York Plains (Handroyd), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	Shannon Hec, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	Cape Race (Aut), CA	daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	22.3 cm (8.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	Umatilla, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	Jetsonville ( Muskfield ), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	Ovre Sirdal, NO	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1965	Utah Lake Lehi, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 years	38 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

1794 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 431 records.

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

Records on 01-11 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1840	1
1851	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1871	1
1873	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	1
1896	8
1897	14
1898	5
1899	3
1900	8
1901	6
1902	6
1903	15
1904	3
1905	10
1906	4
1907	9
1908	7
1909	28
1910	50
1911	48
1912	47
1913	32
1914	41
1915	26
1916	79
1917	107
1918	208
1919	17
1920	101
1921	65
1922	131
1923	106
1924	367
1925	116
1926	102
1927	278
1928	589
1929	112
1930	186
1931	115
1932	180
1933	239
1934	192
1935	163
1936	475
1937	325
1938	192
1939	370
1940	419
1941	348
1942	687
1943	206
1944	109
1945	624
1946	325
1947	259
1948	342
1949	970
1950	420
1951	325
1952	214
1953	797
1954	526
1955	214
1956	594
1957	506
1958	344
1959	439
1960	548
1961	414
1962	2,062
1963	1,600
1964	248
1965	431
1966	246
1967	412
1968	1,103
1969	511
1970	539
1971	871
1972	1,400
1973	675
1974	1,878
1975	2,114
1976	685
1977	1,319
1978	654
1979	1,379
1980	1,319
1981	959
1982	2,363
1983	1,486
1984	828
1985	699
1986	873
1987	1,598
1988	1,065
1989	836
1990	1,459
1991	1,469
1992	718
1993	1,883
1994	667
1995	1,297
1996	1,366
1997	1,558
1998	1,165
1999	923
2000	1,122
2001	778
2002	970
2003	752
2004	848
2005	1,539
2006	1,096
2007	994
2008	1,019
2009	682
2010	1,093
2011	1,709
2012	881
2013	1,468
2014	684
2015	533
2016	555
2017	1,124
2018	1,027
2019	345
2020	1,617
2021	702
2022	295
2023	676
2024	614
2025	806
2026	499

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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 50	320
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	4