Weather Records on 31 January 1965

696 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1965. Highest significance: Jamestown State Hosp, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 1965

On 31 January 1965, 696 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
163 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 674 daily.
Jamestown State Hosp set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 31 January 1965.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

696 stations

696 station records on 31 January 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	47.2 cm (18.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dotswood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amery	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

696 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 31 January 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 31 January 1965 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 674.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

556 broken records

Margins by which the 556 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 259.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1965

Top 20 records on 31 January 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1965	Jamestown State Hosp, US	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	78 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1965	Georgetown Post Office, AU	all-time rain	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1965	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1965	Crosby, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1965	Steele 4N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1965	Sable Island, CA	daily snowfall	47.2 cm (18.6 in)	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1965	Denver WSO City, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1965	Belhaven 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1965	Sloan 3 S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1965	Willard 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1965	Scotland Neck, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1965	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1965	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1965	New London, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1965	Edenton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1965	New Holland, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1965	Oranje, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1965	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1965	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1965	Little Mtn, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	69 years	37 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

1800 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1965. 1965 had 696 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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	493
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1