Weather Records on 31 July 1965

858 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1965. Highest significance: Breckenridge, US.

Key Facts for 31 July 1965

On 31 July 1965, 858 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 430 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 847 daily.
Breckenridge set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 31 July 1965.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

858 stations

858 station records on 31 July 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Todabhim	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	176.7 mm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bhind	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sirohi	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pali	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maroochydore Swan Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dholpur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newbern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

858 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 268, Heaviest daily rainfall 274.

Records on 31 July 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	268
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1965 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 847.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

700 broken records

Margins by which the 700 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1965

Top 20 records on 31 July 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1965	Breckenridge, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1965	Tunhovd, NO	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1965	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1965	Greenough, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1965	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1965	Eagle Nest, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1965	Russellville, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1965	Todabhim, IN	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1965	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1965	Morrison, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1965	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1965	Kasargod, IN	daily rain	176.7 mm (7.0 in)	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1965	Walsenburg 1 NW, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1965	Westcliffe, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1965	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1965	Cedartown, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1965	Vang I Valdres, NO	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1965	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1965	Bauple, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1965	Bhind, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	42 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

1804 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1965. 1965 had 858 records.

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

Records on 07-31 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1815	1
1816	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	2
1851	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1866	1
1873	2
1876	1
1879	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	16
1904	12
1905	10
1906	14
1907	17
1908	22
1909	15
1910	21
1911	29
1912	14
1913	31
1914	28
1915	71
1916	63
1917	126
1918	39
1919	27
1920	168
1921	112
1922	24
1923	236
1924	97
1925	349
1926	226
1927	161
1928	145
1929	134
1930	143
1931	441
1932	314
1933	504
1934	449
1935	418
1936	548
1937	297
1938	417
1939	357
1940	415
1941	323
1942	342
1943	342
1944	312
1945	499
1946	426
1947	341
1948	341
1949	406
1950	511
1951	364
1952	472
1953	414
1954	459
1955	813
1956	574
1957	268
1958	374
1959	424
1960	622
1961	504
1962	348
1963	294
1964	637
1965	858
1966	606
1967	326
1968	637
1969	440
1970	576
1971	1,850
1972	667
1973	583
1974	363
1975	1,386
1976	530
1977	543
1978	754
1979	501
1980	1,047
1981	672
1982	767
1983	901
1984	777
1985	1,065
1986	1,021
1987	934
1988	940
1989	1,753
1990	911
1991	647
1992	1,169
1993	1,031
1994	1,207
1995	1,223
1996	1,084
1997	984
1998	1,195
1999	1,643
2000	1,001
2001	1,414
2002	1,080
2003	1,157
2004	779
2005	742
2006	1,405
2007	1,023
2008	911
2009	1,156
2010	1,485
2011	1,040
2012	712
2013	469
2014	1,000
2015	948
2016	501
2017	485
2018	1,135
2019	551
2020	1,034
2021	1,020
2022	861
2023	671
2024	748
2025	836
2026	754

Download the Data

Data for records on 1965-07-31: 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	656
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2