Weather Records on 20 July 1965

1,110 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1965. Highest significance: Crows Nest, AU.

Key Facts for 20 July 1965

On 20 July 1965, 1,110 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 328 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 153 monthly and 931 daily.
Crows Nest set an all-time record daily precipitation of 231.4 mm (9.1 in) on 20 July 1965.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,110 stations

1,110 station records on 20 July 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.4 mm (9.1 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Geham State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.9 mm (9.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	271.0 mm (10.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	461.8 mm (18.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bongaree Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Aughamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,110 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 173, Heaviest daily rainfall 729.

Records on 20 July 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	173
Heaviest daily rainfall	729
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1965 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 153, daily 931.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

951 broken records

Margins by which the 951 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 311.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1965

Top 20 records on 20 July 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1965	Crows Nest, AU	all-time rain	231.4 mm (9.1 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	72 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 July 1965	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	monthly rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	89 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 July 1965	Lowood Don St, AU	all-time rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 July 1965	Caboolture Post Office, AU	monthly rain	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	139.9 mm (5.5 in)	76 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 July 1965	Ipswich, AU	monthly rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	76 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 July 1965	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	76 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 July 1965	Goodna Ampol, AU	monthly rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	76 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 July 1965	Sandgate Post Office, AU	monthly rain	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	78 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 July 1965	Mundoolin, AU	monthly rain	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	78 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 July 1965	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	all-time rain	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	79 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1965	Redbank Post Office, AU	monthly rain	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	76 years	79 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1965	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	76 years	79 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1965	Cambooya Post Office, AU	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	77 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1965	Geham State School, AU	all-time rain	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	77 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1965	Lake Manchester, AU	all-time rain	245.9 mm (9.7 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1965	Zillmere Post Office, AU	monthly rain	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	62 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1965	Gatton Allan Street, AU	all-time rain	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1965	Maryland, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1965	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1965	Concordia, US	monthly rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	72 years	72 of 100 (Major)

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

1809 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1965. 1965 had 1,110 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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	828
50 to 100	89
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1