Weather Records on 7 May 1965

671 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1965. Highest significance: Norris Madison Pwr House, US.

Key Facts for 7 May 1965

On 7 May 1965, 671 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 250 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 645 daily.
Norris Madison Pwr House set an all-time record daily snowfall of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 7 May 1965.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

671 stations

671 station records on 7 May 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frazer	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

671 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 7 May 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 7 May 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 645.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

507 broken records

Margins by which the 507 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1965

Top 20 records on 7 May 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1965	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1965	Fremantle, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1965	Taloga, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1965	Paragonah, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1965	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1965	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1965	Ennis, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1965	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1965	Frazer, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1965	Ely AP, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1965	Minicoy Obsy, IN	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1965	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1965	Ibapah, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1965	Burley, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1965	Breakwater, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1965	Columbus, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1965	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	monthly low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1965	Fillmore, US	monthly low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1965	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1965	Maple Plain, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	33 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

1795 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1965. 1965 had 671 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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	490
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1