Weather Records on 29 October 1965

575 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1965. Highest significance: Kimberley Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 29 October 1965

On 29 October 1965, 575 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 508 daily.
Kimberley Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 29 October 1965.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

575 stations

575 station records on 29 October 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Catharines	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Summerland Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Picardy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dansville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

575 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 230, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 29 October 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	230
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 29 October 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 67, daily 508.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1965

Top 20 records on 29 October 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1965	Kimberley Downs, AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1965	Durham, CA	monthly low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1965	Revelstoke, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1965	Welland, CA	monthly low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1965	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1965	Pelee Island, CA	monthly low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1965	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1965	Addison, US	monthly low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1965	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1965	Derry 4 SW, US	monthly low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1965	Washington, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1965	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1965	Angelica, US	monthly low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1965	Uniontown 1 NE, US	monthly low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1965	Holland Wtp, US	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1965	Franklin, US	monthly low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1965	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1965	Yerevan, AM	daily low min	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1965	Tbilisi, GE	daily low min	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1965	Castellon de la Plana, ES	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	33 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

1837 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1965. 1965 had 575 records.

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

Records on 10-29 in each year
Year	Records
1837	1
1846	1
1849	1
1854	1
1856	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	11
1891	3
1892	3
1894	1
1895	1
1896	4
1897	2
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	10
1903	4
1904	4
1905	9
1906	16
1907	15
1908	22
1909	22
1910	79
1911	10
1912	32
1913	67
1914	13
1915	47
1916	34
1917	74
1918	97
1919	53
1920	39
1921	49
1922	150
1923	85
1924	120
1925	698
1926	120
1927	350
1928	125
1929	226
1930	333
1931	199
1932	195
1933	301
1934	169
1935	553
1936	313
1937	919
1938	199
1939	159
1940	484
1941	284
1942	408
1943	256
1944	427
1945	471
1946	1,140
1947	323
1948	281
1949	434
1950	794
1951	203
1952	759
1953	529
1954	316
1955	477
1956	440
1957	379
1958	346
1959	740
1960	282
1961	792
1962	536
1963	422
1964	371
1965	575
1966	264
1967	382
1968	686
1969	679
1970	630
1971	1,773
1972	954
1973	602
1974	958
1975	387
1976	1,006
1977	474
1978	297
1979	488
1980	936
1981	474
1982	655
1983	287
1984	1,540
1985	874
1986	361
1987	940
1988	729
1989	1,033
1990	677
1991	2,609
1992	1,082
1993	868
1994	715
1995	693
1996	1,169
1997	1,155
1998	900
1999	791
2000	1,238
2001	965
2002	1,139
2003	1,406
2004	1,562
2005	974
2006	1,097
2007	1,120
2008	1,547
2009	1,250
2010	547
2011	852
2012	1,389
2013	774
2014	585
2015	553
2016	965
2017	979
2018	550
2019	1,902
2020	1,228
2021	812
2022	1,034
2023	1,264
2024	1,067
2025	419

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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 20	390
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1