Weather Records on 18 December 1965

402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1965. Highest significance: Heerde, NL.

Key Facts for 18 December 1965

On 18 December 1965, 402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 389 daily.
Heerde set a daily record precipitation of 31.1 mm (1.2 in) on 18 December 1965.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

402 stations

402 station records on 18 December 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eutin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Erfde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock Forest Nursery	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	107.0 cm (42.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Dithmarschen Helse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rusel-Irlmoos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minneola	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoille Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bronson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Copperas Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

402 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 18 December 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 18 December 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

353 broken records

Margins by which the 353 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1965

Top 20 records on 18 December 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1965	Heerde, NL	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1965	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1965	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1965	Brocken, DE	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1965	Eutin, DE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1965	Lamar, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1965	Erfde, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1965	De Bilt, NL	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1965	Pollock Forest Nursery, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1965	Larned, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1965	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1965	Dillingham FAA AP, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1965	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1965	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1965	Schierke, DE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1965	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	monthly snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1965	Holly, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1965	Ellsworth, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1965	Matagorda #2, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1965	Temple, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	38 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

1793 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1965. 1965 had 402 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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 50	331
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1