Weather Records on 17 January 1965

1,180 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1965. Highest significance: Salisbury, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1965

On 17 January 1965, 1,180 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 658 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,143 daily.
Salisbury set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 17 January 1965.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,180 stations

1,180 station records on 17 January 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Weldon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt/Weinstrasse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moxoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,180 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 313, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 345, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 93.

Records on 17 January 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	313
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	345
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	93

Records on 17 January 1965 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 34, daily 1,143.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

947 broken records

Margins by which the 947 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 262.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1965

Top 20 records on 17 January 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1965	Salisbury, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1965	Weldon, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1965	N Wilkesboro, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1965	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1965	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1965	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1965	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1965	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1965	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1965	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1965	Caroleen, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1965	Gainesville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1965	Newport 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1965	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1965	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1965	Sape, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1965	Shelby 2 NW, US	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1965	Siler City 2 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1965	Neustadt/Weinstrasse, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1965	Golconda River, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	43 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 1,180 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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	851
50 to 100	53
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2