Weather Records on 12 December 1965

1,045 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1965. Highest significance: Gargoti, IN.

Key Facts for 12 December 1965

On 12 December 1965, 1,045 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
492 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,019 daily.
Gargoti set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.0 mm (2.7 in) on 12 December 1965.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,045 stations

1,045 station records on 12 December 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gargoti	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sehore Qasba	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Giru Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jabera	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bundooma Railway Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burhanpur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,045 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 360, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 445, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 12 December 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	360
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	445
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 12 December 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 1,019.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

932 broken records

Margins by which the 932 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 510.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1965

Top 20 records on 12 December 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1965	Gargoti, IN	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1965	Baindur, IN	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1965	Chandgad, IN	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1965	Chiplun, IN	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1965	Khed, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1965	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1965	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1965	Cumberland, US	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1965	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1965	Weyerhaeuser 1N, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1965	Bayfield 6 N, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1965	Ladysmith 3W, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1965	Winter, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1965	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1965	Corozal Substn, PR	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1965	Hastings Dam 2, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1965	Mellen 4 NE, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1965	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1965	Sehore Qasba, IN	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1965	Hayward Rs, US	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	62 years	50 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 1,045 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	923
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1