Weather Records on 24 April 1965

473 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1965. Highest significance: Iowa City, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 1965

On 24 April 1965, 473 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 459 daily.
Iowa City set a monthly record daily precipitation of 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 24 April 1965.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

473 stations

473 station records on 24 April 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oukraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Nungatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Struishoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pedra Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Beach Pub Svc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fowler	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

473 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 24 April 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 24 April 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 850.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1965

Top 20 records on 24 April 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1965	Iowa City, US	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1965	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1965	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1965	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1965	Franklin, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	86 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1965	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1965	Williamsburg 1E, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1965	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1965	Belle Plaine, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1965	Hettinger, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1965	Bombala (Nungatta), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1965	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1965	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1965	Kangaroo Hills Station, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1965	Gunnawarra, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1965	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1965	Struishoek, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1965	Faith, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1965	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1965	Thadikarekonam, IN	daily rain	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	39 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

1799 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1965. 1965 had 473 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	354
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1