Weather Records on 3 November 1965

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1965. Highest significance: Adelaide (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 November 1965

On 3 November 1965, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 496 daily.
Adelaide (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 59.2 mm (2.3 in) on 3 November 1965.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 3 November 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskop (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Roy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drummonds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coetzeekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pallamallawa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eenstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koeifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 3 November 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 November 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 496.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1965

Top 20 records on 3 November 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1965	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1965	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1965	Kalihi Rsch Site 777, US	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1965	Loerie (Sar), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1965	Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1965	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1965	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1965	Maybrook, AU	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1965	Bergplaats (Bos), ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1965	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1965	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1965	Longvale, ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1965	Grootdam, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1965	Leliekloof, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1965	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1965	Spitskop (Agr), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1965	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1965	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1965	Kareehoek"Kareefontein", ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1965	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	46 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

1821 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1965. 1965 had 522 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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	358
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1