Weather Records on 4 December 1965

590 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1965. Highest significance: Kottaram, IN.

Key Facts for 4 December 1965

On 4 December 1965, 590 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
371 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 573 daily.
Kottaram set a daily record precipitation of 155.4 mm (6.1 in) on 4 December 1965.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

590 stations

590 station records on 4 December 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weethalle (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Gunniguldrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tunbridge (Melrose)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lindsay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koomooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roto (Merimerriwa Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shottery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

590 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 229, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 4 December 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	229
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 4 December 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 573.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 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

4 December 1965

Top 20 records on 4 December 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1965	Kottaram, IN	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	monthly rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	El Carmen (Smn), MX	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	Brownsville, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	Weethalle (Mountain View), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	Mungindi (Cambo Cambo), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	Lake Cargelligo (Gunniguldrie), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	Tunbridge (Melrose), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	Rainworth, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	Mount Lindsay, AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	West Wyalong (Tallimbalong), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	Koomooloo, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	78 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	Roto (Merimerriwa Tank), AU	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	Port Hastings, CA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	Naradhan (Uralba), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1965	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	37 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

1796 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1965. 1965 had 590 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	452
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2