Weather Records on 16 August 1965

565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1965. Highest significance: Cowley Station, AU.

Key Facts for 16 August 1965

On 16 August 1965, 565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 554 daily.
Cowley Station set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 16 August 1965.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

565 stations

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

Weather records on 16 August 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Coongoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mogumber	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersyde Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brooker)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sangareddi(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastern View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Begusarai	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

565 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 349.

Records on 16 August 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	349
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

462 broken records

Margins by which the 462 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1965

Top 20 records on 16 August 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1965	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1965	Coongoola, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1965	Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1965	Geelong Sec, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1965	Beechal, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1965	Wandiwash, IN	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1965	Comongin North, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1965	Quilpie Airport, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1965	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1965	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1965	Mogumber, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1965	Marengo, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1965	Aldersyde Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1965	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1965	Atmakur, IN	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1965	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1965	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1965	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1965	Adavale Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1965	Rugby (Carovale), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	38 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 565 records.

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

Records on 08-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	2
1811	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	2
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	5
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1882	2
1883	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1890	5
1891	2
1893	6
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	4
1898	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	7
1902	5
1903	12
1904	9
1905	9
1906	11
1907	20
1908	31
1909	25
1910	14
1911	16
1912	30
1913	88
1914	10
1915	32
1916	147
1917	27
1918	72
1919	13
1920	144
1921	42
1922	148
1923	135
1924	139
1925	92
1926	165
1927	314
1928	207
1929	509
1930	158
1931	336
1932	348
1933	260
1934	504
1935	496
1936	728
1937	818
1938	700
1939	340
1940	287
1941	371
1942	447
1943	579
1944	467
1945	370
1946	313
1947	477
1948	342
1949	345
1950	305
1951	423
1952	552
1953	558
1954	648
1955	558
1956	413
1957	402
1958	1,013
1959	354
1960	518
1961	866
1962	423
1963	897
1964	831
1965	565
1966	433
1967	829
1968	824
1969	684
1970	386
1971	641
1972	997
1973	592
1974	689
1975	766
1976	1,153
1977	831
1978	835
1979	1,698
1980	855
1981	766
1982	516
1983	1,251
1984	662
1985	1,063
1986	811
1987	1,120
1988	1,594
1989	730
1990	702
1991	601
1992	2,027
1993	820
1994	1,075
1995	1,542
1996	678
1997	1,284
1998	865
1999	697
2000	873
2001	1,136
2002	1,258
2003	1,220
2004	1,239
2005	813
2006	894
2007	1,442
2008	1,183
2009	1,128
2010	1,239
2011	896
2012	670
2013	770
2014	640
2015	841
2016	786
2017	672
2018	412
2019	430
2020	1,382
2021	825
2022	1,145
2023	1,354
2024	765
2025	661
2026	661

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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	364
10 to 20	66
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3