Weather Records on 13 April 1965

656 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1965. Highest significance: Waiawa 943, US.

Key Facts for 13 April 1965

On 13 April 1965, 656 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 643 daily.
Waiawa 943 set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 13 April 1965.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

656 stations

656 station records on 13 April 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mapulehu 542	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Myra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cromer Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marulan (Arthursleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Tigre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

656 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 389, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 13 April 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	389
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 13 April 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 643.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

573 broken records

Margins by which the 573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1965

Top 20 records on 13 April 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1965	Waiawa 943, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1965	Kekaha 944, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1965	Mana 1026, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1965	Deniliquin Norwood, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1965	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	monthly rain	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1965	Mapulehu 542, US	monthly rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1965	Mirannie, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1965	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1965	Myra, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1965	Jhb-Zoological Garden, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1965	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1965	Puhi 1013, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1965	Roomal, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1965	Springs-Olympia Park, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1965	Chatsbury (Maryland), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1965	Moloaa 1145, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1965	Arvi, IN	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1965	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1965	Springwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1965	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15 years	45 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 656 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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	551
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1