Weather Records on 31 August 1965

886 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1965. Highest significance: Genoa, IT.

Key Facts for 31 August 1965

On 31 August 1965, 886 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 604 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 120 monthly and 764 daily.
Genoa set a daily record precipitation of 101.0 mm (4.0 in) on 31 August 1965.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

886 stations

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

Weather records on 31 August 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Delft	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselmonde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chintapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maroochydore Swan Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lindsay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

886 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 258, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 346, Heaviest daily rainfall 239.

Records on 31 August 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	258
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	346
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1965 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 120, daily 764.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

643 broken records

Margins by which the 643 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1965

Top 20 records on 31 August 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1965	Genoa, IT	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1965	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1965	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1965	Delft, NL	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1965	Pogranichnyj, RU	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1965	Rogers, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1965	Carlinville, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1965	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1965	Augusta, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1965	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1965	St Andrews, CA	monthly low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1965	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1965	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1965	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1965	Tartu, EE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1965	Ijsselmonde, NL	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1965	Kiev, UA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1965	Farmington, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1965	Gravette, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1965	Chintapalli, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 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

1796 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1965. 1965 had 886 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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Data for records on 1965-08-31: 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	599
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1