Weather Records on 11 February 1965

950 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1965. Highest significance: Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US.

Key Facts for 11 February 1965

On 11 February 1965, 950 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 929 daily.
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt set an all-time record daily snowfall of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 11 February 1965.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

950 stations

950 station records on 11 February 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln Agronomy Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Okay	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

950 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 384, Heaviest daily snowfall 194, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 11 February 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	384
Heaviest daily snowfall	194
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 11 February 1965 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 11, daily 929.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

804 broken records

Margins by which the 804 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1965

Top 20 records on 11 February 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1965	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	83 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 February 1965	Crete 4ESE, US	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	76 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1965	Plattsmouth 1E, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	75 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1965	Glenwood 3SW, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1965	Fairbury 7S, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1965	Lincoln Agronomy Farm, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1965	Boone, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1965	Harlan, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1965	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1965	Bastrop, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1965	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1965	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1965	Harlan, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1965	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1965	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1965	Spencer 1 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1965	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1965	Mason City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1965	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1965	Sterling, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	17 years	52 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

1798 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1965. 1965 had 950 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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	671
50 to 100	78
100 to 150	37
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1