Weather Records on 26 October 1965

450 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1965. Highest significance: Cooma Lambie Street, AU.

Key Facts for 26 October 1965

On 26 October 1965, 450 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 428 daily.
Cooma Lambie Street set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 26 October 1965.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

450 stations

450 station records on 26 October 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chakola (Riversdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.9 C (-36.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simplicio Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ainslie Tyson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lima East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nottingham Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

450 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 26 October 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 October 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

350 broken records

Margins by which the 350 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1965

Top 20 records on 26 October 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1965	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1965	Cooma (Kiaora), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1965	Holbrook (Glenfalloch), AU	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1965	Bungendore (Gidleigh), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1965	Indlunkulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1965	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1965	Captains Flat (Foxlow St), AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1965	Nerriga Composite, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1965	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1965	Tumbarumba Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1965	Chakola (Riversdale), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1965	Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1965	Oaklands General Store, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1965	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1965	Cooma (Gurrabeal), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1965	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1965	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1965	Goorangoola, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1965	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1965	Urana Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	39 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

1816 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1965. 1965 had 450 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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Data for records on 1965-10-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	329
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1