Weather Records on 17 October 1965

920 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1965. Highest significance: Kenton, US.

Key Facts for 17 October 1965

On 17 October 1965, 920 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
287 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 905 daily.
Kenton set an all-time record daily precipitation of 161.8 mm (6.4 in) on 17 October 1965.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

920 stations

920 station records on 17 October 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kolaras	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tierhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Abercrombie (Abercrombie Bridg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tuena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tin Tin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

920 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 267, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 456, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 17 October 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	267
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	456
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 17 October 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 905.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

783 broken records

Margins by which the 783 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1965

Top 20 records on 17 October 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1965	Kenton, US	all-time rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1965	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1965	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1965	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1965	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1965	Two Buttes, US	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1965	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1965	Little Hartley (Sheepcombe), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1965	Rylstone (Ilford Rd), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1965	Taralga (Grathawai), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1965	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1965	Goodland, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1965	Chatsbury (Maryland), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1965	Kolaras, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1965	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1965	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1965	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1965	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1965	Holly, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1965	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	52 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 920 records.

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

Records on 10-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	2
1808	2
1810	1
1811	1
1817	1
1820	1
1830	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	7
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	5
1894	2
1895	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	17
1905	12
1906	3
1907	16
1908	46
1909	18
1910	13
1911	24
1912	12
1913	26
1914	72
1915	7
1916	81
1917	29
1918	20
1919	34
1920	82
1921	64
1922	60
1923	149
1924	81
1925	324
1926	153
1927	163
1928	530
1929	119
1930	441
1931	431
1932	345
1933	190
1934	262
1935	337
1936	338
1937	865
1938	710
1939	424
1940	580
1941	194
1942	349
1943	1,173
1944	415
1945	289
1946	437
1947	744
1948	724
1949	442
1950	809
1951	274
1952	474
1953	463
1954	579
1955	562
1956	353
1957	245
1958	415
1959	403
1960	432
1961	525
1962	350
1963	513
1964	492
1965	920
1966	551
1967	576
1968	929
1969	714
1970	815
1971	1,053
1972	866
1973	542
1974	1,055
1975	605
1976	1,381
1977	1,060
1978	583
1979	468
1980	1,366
1981	555
1982	575
1983	526
1984	1,551
1985	585
1986	354
1987	828
1988	827
1989	1,163
1990	1,109
1991	1,352
1992	1,384
1993	1,001
1994	1,306
1995	1,076
1996	987
1997	1,114
1998	1,455
1999	815
2000	461
2001	878
2002	992
2003	764
2004	935
2005	643
2006	1,506
2007	690
2008	467
2009	1,606
2010	625
2011	734
2012	550
2013	516
2014	530
2015	843
2016	1,559
2017	743
2018	1,163
2019	504
2020	889
2021	294
2022	964
2023	544
2024	994
2025	363

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	654
20 to 40	105
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1