Weather Records on 11 May 1965

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1965. Highest significance: Runge, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 1965

On 11 May 1965, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 353 daily.
Runge set a daily record precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 11 May 1965.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

356 stations

356 station records on 11 May 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Onatchiway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pedra Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 May 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 May 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 353.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

283 broken records

Margins by which the 283 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1965

Top 20 records on 11 May 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1965	Runge, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1965	Mount Hope (Fairview), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1965	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1965	Mount Hope, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1965	Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo), BR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1965	Brenham, US	monthly rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1965	Goliad, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1965	Nacogdoches, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1965	Quixeramobim, BR	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1965	Fort McPherson, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1965	Lac Onatchiway, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1965	Taylor, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1965	Villupuram, IN	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1965	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1965	Palestine 2 NE, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1965	Coulta, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1965	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1965	Juneau Dwtn, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	73 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1965	Karnes City 2N, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1965	Bennington 2 NNW, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	32 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

1814 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1965. 1965 had 356 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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	277
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2