Weather Records on 21 January 1965

251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1965. Highest significance: Runge, US.

Key Facts for 21 January 1965

On 21 January 1965, 251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 247 daily.
Runge set a monthly record daily precipitation of 114.6 mm (4.5 in) on 21 January 1965.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

251 stations

251 station records on 21 January 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winters 9 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Custodio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coalstoun Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderhoof	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Gabriel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elista	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

251 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 21 January 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 21 January 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 247.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

200 broken records

Margins by which the 200 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1965

Top 20 records on 21 January 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1965	Runge, US	monthly rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1965	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1965	Blue, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1965	Nixon, US	monthly rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1965	Blue, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1965	Burnet, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1965	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1965	Alcozauca (Smn), MX	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1965	Tevredenheid, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1965	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1965	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1965	Villahermosa (Smn), MX	all-time low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1965	Contest, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1965	Aracati, BR	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1965	Caldwell, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1965	Fowlerton, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1965	Menard, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1965	Juneau Dwtn, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1965	Huetamo, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1965	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	13 years	28 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

1793 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1965. 1965 had 251 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,386
2026	201

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	167
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4