Weather Records on 15 January 1965

643 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1965. Highest significance: Katdoornput 29, ZA.

Key Facts for 15 January 1965

On 15 January 1965, 643 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
233 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 618 daily.
Katdoornput 29 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 137.5 mm (5.4 in) on 15 January 1965.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

643 stations

643 station records on 15 January 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St George	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Manan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palm Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

643 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 15 January 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 15 January 1965 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 20, daily 618.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

523 broken records

Margins by which the 523 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1965

Top 20 records on 15 January 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1965	Katdoornput 29, ZA	all-time rain	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	71 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1965	Juneau Dwtn, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1965	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1965	Warrenton (Mun), ZA	all-time rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1965	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1965	Delphi 2 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1965	Nazareth House Farm, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1965	Windsorton (Pol), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1965	Annex Creek, US	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1965	Wilson 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1965	Newton 6 SSE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1965	Huntington, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1965	Paris Stp, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1965	Windsor, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1965	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1965	Rockville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1965	Port Hastings, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1965	Geluk (Irr), ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1965	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1965	Hanover, US	monthly low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 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

1795 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1965. 1965 had 643 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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 20	449
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1