Weather Records on 6 August 1965

390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1965. Highest significance: Atalaia, BR.

Key Facts for 6 August 1965

On 6 August 1965, 390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 383 daily.
Atalaia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 110.2 mm (4.3 in) on 6 August 1965.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

390 stations

390 station records on 6 August 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rockbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bonley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Heaslip	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttle	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leader	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra River (Yarra Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frazer	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maravatio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frazer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

390 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 225.

Records on 6 August 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 383.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1965

Top 20 records on 6 August 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1965	Atalaia, BR	monthly rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1965	Penola Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1965	Rockbank, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1965	Walkerton, CA	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1965	New Salem 5NW, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1965	Borzja, RU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1965	Bonley, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1965	Durham, CA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1965	Heaslip, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1965	Pte de Chassiron, FR	monthly rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1965	Haxby 18 SW, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1965	Sattur, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1965	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1965	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1965	Agartala, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1965	Madawaska, CA	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1965	Poplar 2 E, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1965	Naracoorte, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1965	Coburg, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1965	Chelsea, CA	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 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

1794 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 390 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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Data for records on 1965-08-06: 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	322
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1