Weather Records on 14 January 1965

486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1965. Highest significance: Mazelspoort Dam, ZA.

Key Facts for 14 January 1965

On 14 January 1965, 486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 466 daily.
Mazelspoort Dam set an all-time record daily precipitation of 147.5 mm (5.8 in) on 14 January 1965.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

486 stations

486 station records on 14 January 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiwal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeestpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beeton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bleskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Compton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angus	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boscobel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

486 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 14 January 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 14 January 1965 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 16, daily 466.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1965

Top 20 records on 14 January 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1965	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	all-time rain	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1965	Marquard - Pol 29, ZA	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1965	Hertzogville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1965	Warrenton (Mun), ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1965	Ottosdal, ZA	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1965	Sunny Hills, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1965	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1965	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1965	Tweefontein, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1965	Rooiwal, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1965	Beatrice, CA	monthly low max	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1965	Hartebeestpoort, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1965	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1965	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1965	Grootkuil, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1965	Leuctra, ZA	all-time rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1965	Baldwin, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1965	Emerson, CA	daily low min	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1965	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1965	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 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

1794 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 486 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

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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 25	386
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1