Weather Records on 1 December 1965

598 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1965. Highest significance: Cobar (the Meadows), AU.

Key Facts for 1 December 1965

On 1 December 1965, 598 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 585 daily.
Cobar (the Meadows) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 125.0 mm (4.9 in) on 1 December 1965.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

598 stations

598 station records on 1 December 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beerwah Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Traveston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill (Salisbury (Lynbar))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narangba Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooloolabin Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Babbiloora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berriwillock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Pella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caramut (Barwidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nandaly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Patchewollock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Rosita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yanga (Warne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bongaree Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Diddillibah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

598 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 463, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 1 December 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	463
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 1 December 1965 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 585.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1965

Top 20 records on 1 December 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1965	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	all-time rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	75 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1965	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1965	Glenlee, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1965	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1965	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1965	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1965	Coorparoo Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1965	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1965	Nhill (Woorak), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1965	Alderley, AU	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1965	Sea Lake (Post Office), AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1965	Clear Lake, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1965	Eagle Farm Racecourse, AU	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1965	Brisbane Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1965	Brisbane Show Grounds, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1965	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1965	Beerwah Forest, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1965	Traveston, AU	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1965	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1965	Rocky Vale, AU	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	48 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

1797 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1965. 1965 had 598 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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 100	519
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2