Weather Records on 16 July 1965

437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1965. Highest significance: Artern, DE.

Key Facts for 16 July 1965

On 16 July 1965, 437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 413 daily.
Artern set a daily record precipitation of 73.0 mm (2.9 in) on 16 July 1965.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

437 stations

437 station records on 16 July 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Parysfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pathardi	India	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Akalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Twistetal-Muhlhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Recklinghausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shevgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lammerkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coetzeekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tann/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hingoli	India	Record daily precipitation	188.8 mm (7.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	391.6 mm (15.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karmad	India	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nidderau-Windecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oufontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gilserberg-Moischeid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	158.7 mm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dhrangadhra	India	Record daily precipitation	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	296.0 mm (11.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfstein/Pfalz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sangamner	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mahad	India	Record daily precipitation	199.0 mm (7.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schootefountain	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balehonur	India	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

437 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 324.

Records on 16 July 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1965 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1965

Top 20 records on 16 July 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1965	Artern, DE	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1965	Wolmada, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1965	Sierra Ancha, US	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1965	Jafrabad, IN	daily rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1965	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1965	Pathardi, IN	daily rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1965	Zoetvlei, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1965	Akalkot, IN	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1965	Kherson, UA	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1965	Bad Lippspringe, DE	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1965	Pachora, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1965	Malegaon, IN	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1965	Sabinal, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1965	Shrigonda, IN	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1965	Enfield, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1965	Kopargaon, IN	monthly rain	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1965	Chikhli, IN	monthly rain	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1965	Twistetal-Muhlhausen, DE	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1965	Recklinghausen, DE	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1965	Shevgaon, IN	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 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 437 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 20	338
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1