Weather Records on 23 October 1965

330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1965. Highest significance: Riverdale, AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 1965

On 23 October 1965, 330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 320 daily.
Riverdale set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 23 October 1965.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

330 stations

330 station records on 23 October 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Colunio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Chibarro (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	142.6 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
U C L A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Beach Pub Svc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sepao	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Torrance AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dry Canyon Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wye Wye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rayack	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sylvan Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Tree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

330 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 October 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 October 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

258 broken records

Margins by which the 258 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1965

Top 20 records on 23 October 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1965	Riverdale, AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1965	Colunio, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1965	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	109 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1965	Chula Vista, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1965	Murkhal, IN	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1965	Nedumangad, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1965	Usina Chibarro (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1965	Minicoy Obsy, IN	monthly rain	142.6 mm (5.6 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1965	Santa Paula, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1965	U C L A, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1965	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	monthly low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1965	Clearwater, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1965	Laghouat, DZ	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1965	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1965	Gopalganj Sr, IN	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1965	Holy Cross, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1965	Steveston, CA	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1965	Riva, IT	daily low min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1965	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1965	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	32 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

1795 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1965. 1965 had 330 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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 10	228
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1