Weather Records on 15 August 1965

535 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1965. Highest significance: Yarronvale, AU.

Key Facts for 15 August 1965

On 15 August 1965, 535 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 519 daily.
Yarronvale set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 15 August 1965.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

535 stations

535 station records on 15 August 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Alfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Willanthry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peapalli(Pyapali)	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dhanaha	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kokatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murrays Lagoon (Bayside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tallyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vempalli	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jaley	India	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marree (Murnpeowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dehri	India	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Darke Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Benipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

535 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 269.

Records on 15 August 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1965

Top 20 records on 15 August 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1965	Yarronvale, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1965	Nonning, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1965	Bierbank, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1965	Kopargaon, IN	daily rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1965	Narrandera Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1965	Hillston (Hunthawang), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1965	Mount Alfred, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1965	Post, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1965	Elida, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1965	Opossum Bay, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1965	Kimba (Curtinye), AU	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1965	Glengyle, AU	monthly rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1965	Hillston (Willanthry), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1965	Hetch Hetchy, US	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1965	Peapalli(Pyapali), IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1965	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1965	Chacon, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1965	Deseret, US	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1965	Charlotte Plains, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1965	Kyabra, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 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 535 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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 10	336
10 to 20	66
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2