Weather Records on 18 July 1965

707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1965. Highest significance: Jagersfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 18 July 1965

On 18 July 1965, 707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 686 daily.
Jagersfontein set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 18 July 1965.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

707 stations

707 station records on 18 July 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Turramurra (Kissing Point Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waterfall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenvier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shelburne Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Driekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Liverpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adams	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cromer Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie (Old Northern Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alice (Eurella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensworth (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woronora Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

707 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 470.

Records on 18 July 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	470
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 686.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

610 broken records

Margins by which the 610 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1965

Top 20 records on 18 July 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1965	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1965	Narsapur, IN	monthly rain	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1965	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1965	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1965	Roseville Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1965	Turramurra (Kissing Point Road, AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1965	Cutchogue, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1965	Petersham 3 N, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1965	Deseret, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1965	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1965	Tussenvier, ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1965	Shelburne Falls, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1965	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1965	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1965	Kurrajong Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1965	Liverpool, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1965	Kilba, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1965	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1965	Adams, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1965	Newport Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	10 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

1793 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1965. 1965 had 707 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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Data for records on 1965-07-18: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	540
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1