Weather Records on 18 September 1965

1,172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 September 1965. Highest significance: Meeker, US.

Key Facts for 18 September 1965

On 18 September 1965, 1,172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 838 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 1,095 daily.
Meeker set a monthly record daily snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 18 September 1965.
Across 163 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

1,172 stations

1,172 station records on 18 September 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 September 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Sal	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,172 records

Records set or tied on 18 September 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 453, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 385, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 18 September 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	453
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	385
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 18 September 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 76, daily 1,095.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

974 broken records

Margins by which the 974 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 September 1965

Top 20 records on 18 September 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 September 1965	Meeker, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 September 1965	Bright Angel Rs, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 September 1965	Halden, NO	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 September 1965	Rangely 1E, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16.1 C (29.0 F)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 September 1965	Yellapur, IN	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1965	Kayenta, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1965	Hayden, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1965	Florence, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1965	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	monthly snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1965	Lunner, NO	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1965	Paragonah, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1965	Hubli, IN	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1965	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1965	La Sal, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1965	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1965	Holyoke, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1965	Red Lodge, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1965	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1965	Collbran, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1965	Manila, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	54 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

1803 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1965. 1965 had 1,172 records.

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

Records on 09-18 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1811	1
1814	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1834	1
1835	1
1837	2
1847	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	4
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1889	6
1890	1
1891	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	58
1904	6
1905	22
1906	16
1907	4
1908	11
1909	17
1910	5
1911	8
1912	43
1913	44
1914	56
1915	41
1916	58
1917	99
1918	57
1919	48
1920	56
1921	213
1922	45
1923	114
1924	62
1925	269
1926	205
1927	189
1928	114
1929	309
1930	124
1931	429
1932	226
1933	370
1934	188
1935	281
1936	155
1937	422
1938	373
1939	190
1940	402
1941	318
1942	1,001
1943	624
1944	503
1945	732
1946	576
1947	927
1948	427
1949	356
1950	370
1951	320
1952	340
1953	245
1954	446
1955	672
1956	587
1957	429
1958	491
1959	829
1960	351
1961	478
1962	360
1963	453
1964	282
1965	1,172
1966	498
1967	357
1968	763
1969	424
1970	377
1971	1,245
1972	691
1973	593
1974	559
1975	976
1976	615
1977	619
1978	1,162
1979	709
1980	652
1981	1,671
1982	603
1983	936
1984	951
1985	636
1986	730
1987	1,244
1988	997
1989	778
1990	904
1991	1,377
1992	821
1993	747
1994	852
1995	935
1996	1,237
1997	935
1998	1,038
1999	583
2000	1,146
2001	993
2002	828
2003	815
2004	1,027
2005	781
2006	1,309
2007	670
2008	697
2009	692
2010	1,040
2011	1,050
2012	922
2013	666
2014	682
2015	934
2016	893
2017	518
2018	1,200
2019	768
2020	682
2021	582
2022	613
2023	639
2024	687
2025	471
2026	864

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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 50	960
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1