Weather Records on 23 April 1965

660 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1965. Highest significance: Avoca, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 April 1965

On 23 April 1965, 660 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 629 daily.
Avoca set a daily record precipitation of 78.5 mm (3.1 in) on 23 April 1965.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

660 stations

660 station records on 23 April 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wildeperdehoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Danger Point - Vrt.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laborare	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Funnystone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Roy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newnham (Rocherlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Qunu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plooysburg S.A.P.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterval Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ebenhaezer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

660 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 222, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 April 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	222
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 April 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 629.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 950.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1965

Top 20 records on 23 April 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1965	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Wildeperdehoek, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Marshmoor, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Albertvale, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Nququ (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Sterkspruit, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Danger Point - Vrt., ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Funnystone, ZA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Long Pocket, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Kalkoenkrans (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1965	Prospect, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	44 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 660 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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 200	541
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1