Weather Records on 9 October 1965

349 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1965. Highest significance: Luiz Correia, BR.

Key Facts for 9 October 1965

On 9 October 1965, 349 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 340 daily.
Luiz Correia set a daily record precipitation of 40.5 mm (1.6 in) on 9 October 1965.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

349 stations

349 station records on 9 October 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milawa Brown Bros	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Myrtleford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whorouly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cotija	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lima East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hartebeesthoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dombietersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

349 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 9 October 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 October 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 340.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

256 broken records

Margins by which the 256 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1965

Top 20 records on 9 October 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1965	Luiz Correia, BR	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1965	Grootfontein, ZA	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1965	Woodville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1965	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1965	Milawa Brown Bros, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1965	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1965	Contest, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1965	Chugwater, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1965	Myrtleford Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1965	Carboor, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1965	Dandongadale (Mountain View), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1965	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1965	Fredonia, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1965	Austin #2, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1965	Eurobin, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1965	Blackdown, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1965	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1965	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1965	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1965	Mount Buffalo Chalet, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

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 349 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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).