Weather Records on 8 September 1965

472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1965. Highest significance: Rockwell City, US.

Key Facts for 8 September 1965

On 8 September 1965, 472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 467 daily.
Rockwell City set a daily record precipitation of 84.3 mm (3.3 in) on 8 September 1965.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

472 stations

472 station records on 8 September 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Panna	India	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rehli	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dungen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillwood (Hillwoodville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Giant Forest	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chatarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bijawar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bandelier Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

472 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 262.

Records on 8 September 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 467.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

394 broken records

Margins by which the 394 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1965

Top 20 records on 8 September 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1965	Rockwell City, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	Cumberland, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	Buxton, GB	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	Ajaigarh, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	Wick, GB	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	Skegness, GB	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	Oregon, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	Panna, IN	daily rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	Rehli, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	Malvern, GB	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	Gran Quivira Natl Mon, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	Dungen, SE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	Pawnee City, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	Centralia, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1965	Falls City Brenner Fld, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	36 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

1802 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1965. 1965 had 472 records.

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

Records on 09-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1813	1
1814	2
1815	2
1833	1
1837	1
1845	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	2
1851	1
1854	1
1855	3
1857	1
1860	3
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	3
1883	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	10
1906	14
1907	7
1908	4
1909	7
1910	9
1911	20
1912	62
1913	19
1914	37
1915	32
1916	25
1917	166
1918	31
1919	240
1920	59
1921	299
1922	206
1923	116
1924	138
1925	232
1926	141
1927	177
1928	93
1929	397
1930	156
1931	480
1932	465
1933	728
1934	407
1935	353
1936	535
1937	222
1938	397
1939	547
1940	297
1941	477
1942	375
1943	488
1944	769
1945	423
1946	325
1947	586
1948	340
1949	765
1950	570
1951	389
1952	382
1953	324
1954	309
1955	481
1956	717
1957	427
1958	480
1959	667
1960	678
1961	351
1962	682
1963	378
1964	294
1965	472
1966	351
1967	380
1968	308
1969	556
1970	582
1971	704
1972	523
1973	873
1974	626
1975	564
1976	639
1977	726
1978	1,165
1979	813
1980	739
1981	854
1982	605
1983	1,154
1984	1,123
1985	1,492
1986	1,203
1987	880
1988	856
1989	648
1990	747
1991	806
1992	869
1993	783
1994	704
1995	1,324
1996	609
1997	892
1998	1,331
1999	1,196
2000	981
2001	1,643
2002	1,238
2003	819
2004	1,576
2005	1,015
2006	850
2007	1,112
2008	878
2009	832
2010	1,143
2011	1,554
2012	813
2013	831
2014	515
2015	728
2016	951
2017	978
2018	724
2019	903
2020	1,952
2021	1,080
2022	1,567
2023	1,242
2024	1,336
2025	707
2026	699

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Data for records on 1965-09-08: 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 10	327
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1