Weather Records on 16 January 1965

910 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1965. Highest significance: Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1965

On 16 January 1965, 910 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 358 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 882 daily.
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 16 January 1965.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

910 stations

910 station records on 16 January 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

910 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 260, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 196, Deepest snow cover 75.

Records on 16 January 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	260
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	196
Deepest snow cover	75

Records on 16 January 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 882.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

769 broken records

Margins by which the 769 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

16 January 1965

Top 20 records on 16 January 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1965	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1965	Bellefontaine, US	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	18.2 cm (7.2 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1965	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1965	Noblesville River, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1965	Wabash, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1965	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1965	Williams 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1965	Timbauba, BR	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1965	Marengo, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1965	Defiance, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1965	Pelzer, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1965	Greenfield, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1965	Weldon, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1965	Santuck, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1965	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1965	Fall River, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1965	Gainesville, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1965	Delaware, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1965	Lenoir, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1965	Tiffin, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	45 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 910 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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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	636
50 to 100	89
100 to 150	34
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	1