Weather Records on 21 March 1965

1,961 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1965. Highest significance: Jaicos, BR.

Key Facts for 21 March 1965

On 21 March 1965, 1,961 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 1,730 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 1,949 daily.
Jaicos set a daily record precipitation of 89.0 mm (3.5 in) on 21 March 1965.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,961 stations

1,961 station records on 21 March 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jaicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kankey	India	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Picos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ontonagon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedagt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Passagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,961 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 786, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 944, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 21 March 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	786
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	944
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 21 March 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 1,949.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,685 broken records

Margins by which the 1,685 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1965

Top 20 records on 21 March 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1965	Jaicos, BR	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1965	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1965	Puthendam, IN	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1965	Bastrop, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1965	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1965	Athens 5 NW, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1965	Kankey, IN	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1965	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1965	Gladwin, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1965	Picos, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1965	Helena, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1965	Westminster 2 SSE, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1965	Bay City, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1965	Ontonagon, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1965	Mora, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1965	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1965	Glenville, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1965	Antigo, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1965	Welbedagt, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1965	Russellville, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	59 years	34 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

1797 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1965. 1965 had 1,961 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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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 100	1,682
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1