1965

897 tornadoes, 4 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 8 notable earthquakes. 102 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 301.

Tornadoes

897 recorded; 102 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Tornadoes by month, 1965 Jan: 21 Feb: 32 Mar: 34 Apr: 123 May: 273 273 Jun: 147 Jul: 85 Aug: 61 Sep: 64 Oct: 16 Nov: 34 Dec: 7 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  1. Texas108
  2. Oklahoma74
  3. Kansas69
  4. South Dakota63
  5. Iowa46
  6. Nebraska46
  7. Indiana44
  8. North Dakota41

Outbreak days

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1965
May 8, 1965F5Tripp30.10
Apr 11, 1965F4St. Joseph, Elkhart, LaGrange37.036
Apr 11, 1965F4Elkhart21.231
Apr 11, 1965F4Montgomery, Boone, Hamilton45.728
Apr 11, 1965F4Clinton, Howard, Grant48.025
Apr 11, 1965F4Steuben, Branch, Hillsdale90.323
Apr 11, 1965F4Branch, Hillsdale, Lenawee80.521
Apr 11, 1965F4Lorain, Cuyahoga22.018
Apr 11, 1965F4Lucas, Monroe5.618
Apr 11, 1965F4Allen, Hancock32.513
May 6, 1965F4Hennepin, Ramsey17.36
Apr 11, 1965F4McHenry, Lake9.16
Apr 10, 1965F4Faulkner4.76
Apr 11, 1965F4Elkhart, LaGrange21.65
Apr 11, 1965F4Ottawa, Kent20.65
May 8, 1965F4Madison, Pierce, Cedar125.74
Apr 11, 1965F4Blackford, Wells, Adams52.54
Jun 2, 1965F4Lamb, Hale39.34
Apr 11, 1965F4Shelby18.43
May 6, 1965F4Carver, Hennepin12.33
May 6, 1965F4Anoka6.83
Apr 11, 1965F4Cedar, Clinton, Jackson91.51
Apr 11, 1965F4Clinton, Shiawassee21.01
Jun 7, 1965F4Yankton, Turner7.81
Aug 26, 1965F4Black Hawk, Benton4.71
Mar 16, 1965F4Grant, Kay, Sumner82.70
May 8, 1965F4Howard, Greeley, Wheeler78.90
May 5, 1965F4Floyd, Howard, Winneshiek41.60
Apr 11, 1965F4Tippecanoe, Clinton21.80
May 5, 1965F4Calhoun, Webster9.90
May 6, 1965F4Carver, Hennepin6.90
Apr 11, 1965F3Starke, Marshall, St. Joseph35.610
Apr 11, 1965F3Seneca15.04
Mar 17, 1965F3Jones, Craven, Pamlico41.32
Jun 4, 1965F3Wheeler6.81
Apr 15, 1965F3Cumberland6.51
Oct 7, 1965F3Randolph1.01
Apr 19, 1965F3Fort Bend0.21
May 5, 1965F3Fillmore, Houston, Winona65.20
May 13, 1965F3Sumner, Sedgwick, Harvey62.50
Apr 23, 1965F3Poweshiek, Keokuk, Washington47.40
May 8, 1965F3Holt44.80
Feb 11, 1965F3Nacogdoches, Shelby42.70
May 8, 1965F3Thayer, Fillmore, Saline40.10
Jun 26, 1965F3Bon Homme, Hutchinson35.60
Apr 11, 1965F3Porter, LaPorte33.10
Feb 11, 1965F3De Soto, Caddo, Bossier33.00
Mar 17, 1965F3Colbert, Lauderdale, Limestone29.80
May 25, 1965F3Pratt, Stafford25.30
Apr 10, 1965F3Leavenworth, Platte, Buchanan23.20
Jul 12, 1965F3Crook, Lawrence20.80
Jun 16, 1965F3Yellowstone20.60
May 6, 1965F3Sibley, McLeod15.50
Jun 21, 1965F3Bon Homme15.40
Nov 26, 1965F3Boone, Hamilton14.70
Mar 17, 1965F3Union, Prentiss14.70
Apr 11, 1965F3Kalamazoo14.20
Apr 11, 1965F3Barry14.10
Jul 1, 1965F3Otoe12.80
Jun 7, 1965F3Plymouth11.50
Mar 16, 1965F3Hill, Navarro11.10
Feb 9, 1965F3Arkansas10.50
Apr 15, 1965F3Bradley10.40
May 8, 1965F3Howard10.20
Sep 21, 1965F3Terrell10.00
Apr 15, 1965F3Jackson, DeKalb9.60
May 15, 1965F3Jones9.30
May 24, 1965F3McCook9.00
Jun 3, 1965F3Collingsworth8.80
Mar 17, 1965F3Monroe8.50
Apr 8, 1965F3Boyd, Wayne6.90
Jun 4, 1965F3Reno6.90
Sep 14, 1965F3Peoria6.60
Apr 24, 1965F3Marshall6.50
Feb 23, 1965F3Broward5.70
May 4, 1965F3Sheridan5.20
Nov 12, 1965F3Lake4.10
Nov 16, 1965F3Fayette3.80
May 20, 1965F3Brown3.80
Nov 26, 1965F3Greene3.60
Aug 25, 1965F3Des Moines3.00
Feb 9, 1965F3Monroe2.00
Apr 8, 1965F3Scioto2.00
Nov 26, 1965F3Decatur1.90
Feb 11, 1965F3Pickens1.50
Feb 9, 1965F3Bradley1.50
Apr 19, 1965F3Hidalgo1.50
May 8, 1965F3Gregory1.50
Nov 26, 1965F3St. Joseph1.00
Nov 26, 1965F3Hancock1.00
Apr 14, 1965F3Montague1.00
May 15, 1965F3Midland1.00
Jun 5, 1965F3Kenedy1.00
Sep 20, 1965F3Keokuk1.00
Sep 22, 1965F3Montgomery0.80
Nov 26, 1965F3Delaware0.50
Aug 17, 1965F3Horry0.30
Oct 17, 1965F3Hockley0.20
Jun 7, 1965F3Union0.10
Jul 18, 1965F3Meade0.10
Sep 22, 1965F3Upshur0.10
Sep 3, 1965F3Sedgwick0.10
Apr 11, 1965F2Union, Delaware, Morrow22.24
Apr 11, 1965F2Jefferson14.53
Nov 12, 1965F2Grundy, Will, Cook35.92
Nov 16, 1965F2Stark5.92
May 6, 1965F2Sibley, Carver11.21
Nov 26, 1965F2Metcalfe5.41
May 8, 1965F2Rock, Keya Paha44.90
Sep 20, 1965F2Sedgwick, Butler, Marion43.80
May 25, 1965F2Webster, Adams39.30
May 24, 1965F2Logan, Thomas34.60
May 5, 1965F2Cass33.80
Nov 12, 1965F2LaSalle, Livingston, Grundy32.10
Feb 11, 1965F2Nacogdoches, Rusk, Shelby31.30
May 6, 1965F2Harmon, Greer31.30
Feb 11, 1965F2Panola27.80
May 5, 1965F2Douglas, Otter Tail, Becker24.30
May 8, 1965F2Platte, Colfax24.00
May 5, 1965F2Mower, Fillmore23.60
Apr 7, 1965F2Caddo, Grady22.40
Jun 3, 1965F2Elk, Greenwood22.40
May 5, 1965F2O'Brien, Osceola21.80
Jun 9, 1965F2Bailey20.80
May 26, 1965F2Linn19.80
Feb 11, 1965F2Crittenden, DeSoto19.60
Jun 8, 1965F2Dawson19.40
Apr 23, 1965F2Grant18.20
Apr 11, 1965F2Montcalm, Gratiot15.10
May 12, 1965F2Horry15.00
Aug 25, 1965F2Winneshiek14.70
Nov 27, 1965F2St. Clair14.50
Feb 11, 1965F2Phillips14.40
May 5, 1965F2Burnett14.30
May 26, 1965F2DuPage, Cook13.80
Sep 20, 1965F2Lafayette, Saline13.00
May 26, 1965F2Mississippi12.00
Feb 11, 1965F2Newton, Neshoba11.90
Apr 15, 1965F2Pickens, Dawson, Hall11.50
Sep 14, 1965F2McLean, Ford11.50
May 18, 1965F2Refugio11.20
Apr 10, 1965F2Daviess, Grundy11.10
Apr 8, 1965F2Highland10.50
Jun 25, 1965F2Roosevelt10.50
May 20, 1965F2Beadle, Miner, Clark10.40
Jun 9, 1965F2Cochran10.40
Apr 10, 1965F2Grundy10.30
Sep 20, 1965F2Davis10.30
Sep 9, 1965F2Monona10.20
Apr 11, 1965F2Bay9.90
Apr 10, 1965F2DeKalb9.60
Aug 25, 1965F2Williams, Fulton9.40
Feb 11, 1965F2Lincoln9.00
Apr 11, 1965F2Tuscola9.00
May 8, 1965F2Brown, Keya Paha9.00
Nov 12, 1965F2Putnam, LaSalle8.70
Jan 23, 1965F2Clay8.70
Jun 13, 1965F2Morrill8.70
Jun 7, 1965F2Clay, Turner, Lincoln8.60
May 10, 1965F2Navarro8.00
May 24, 1965F2Lake7.90
Apr 15, 1965F2Knox7.40
Jul 11, 1965F2Newton7.40
Mar 1, 1965F2Walthall7.20
Apr 15, 1965F2Caldwell6.90
Aug 19, 1965F2Tolland6.60
Oct 7, 1965F2Chatham6.10
Nov 16, 1965F2Seneca5.90
Nov 27, 1965F2Licking5.90
Apr 15, 1965F2Fentress5.90
May 23, 1965F2Crowley5.60
Jul 11, 1965F2Custer5.40
Mar 23, 1965F2Greene, Taliaferro5.20
May 8, 1965F2Sebastian5.10
Sep 18, 1965F2Union5.10
May 26, 1965F2Jackson4.90
Aug 26, 1965F2Story, Jasper4.90
Nov 26, 1965F2Boone4.70
Aug 25, 1965F2Clayton4.70
Apr 25, 1965F2Pulaski4.60
May 23, 1965F2Lincoln4.60
Apr 11, 1965F2Lake4.50
May 5, 1965F2Barron4.50
May 8, 1965F2Clay4.50
May 20, 1965F2Rolette4.30
May 8, 1965F2Brule4.30
Nov 16, 1965F2Muskingum4.10
May 12, 1965F2Runnels4.10
May 8, 1965F2Brown, Keya Paha4.10
Jun 13, 1965F2Campbell4.10
Sep 4, 1965F2Ottawa4.10
Apr 4, 1965F2Washita3.60
Jun 7, 1965F2Turner3.60
Dec 11, 1965F2Harrison3.40
Oct 7, 1965F2Horry3.30
Feb 9, 1965F2White3.30
May 8, 1965F2Miner3.30
Sep 20, 1965F2Clarke3.30
Feb 11, 1965F2Cherokee3.00
Nov 26, 1965F2Anderson2.70
Jul 16, 1965F2Whitley2.70
May 9, 1965F2Van Zandt2.50
Jan 22, 1965F2Avoyelles2.30
Jun 28, 1965F2Hutchinson2.30
Oct 7, 1965F2Isabella2.00
Oct 7, 1965F2Jefferson2.00
Mar 16, 1965F2Osage2.00
Mar 17, 1965F2Lawrence2.00
Apr 14, 1965F2Jack2.00
May 25, 1965F2Mitchell2.00
May 25, 1965F2Mahaska2.00
Jun 26, 1965F2Traill2.00
Jul 10, 1965F2Judith Basin2.00
Aug 25, 1965F2Richland2.00
Aug 28, 1965F2Middlesex2.00
Aug 31, 1965F2Fisher2.00
Nov 10, 1965F2Lewis1.50
Apr 5, 1965F2Washington1.50
May 26, 1965F2Oklahoma1.50
Jun 4, 1965F2Woods1.50
Sep 18, 1965F2Live Oak, Atascosa1.50
Sep 20, 1965F2Jackson1.50
Sep 14, 1965F2Tippecanoe1.30
Nov 12, 1965F2DuPage1.00
Jan 22, 1965F2Ascension1.00
Jan 8, 1965F2Lafayette1.00
Mar 17, 1965F2Hot Spring1.00
Apr 11, 1965F2Gratiot1.00
Apr 8, 1965F2Grady1.00
Apr 8, 1965F2Grady1.00
Apr 8, 1965F2Pike1.00
May 15, 1965F2Iowa1.00
May 18, 1965F2Bastrop1.00
May 26, 1965F2Cook1.00
May 4, 1965F2Potter1.00
May 7, 1965F2Washburn1.00
May 8, 1965F2Weld1.00
Jun 13, 1965F2Scott1.00
Jun 22, 1965F2Sequoyah1.00
Jun 6, 1965F2Mason1.00
Jul 6, 1965F2Sumter1.00
Sep 14, 1965F2Iroquois1.00
Sep 7, 1965F2Crawford1.00
Sep 9, 1965F2Howard1.00
Jan 21, 1965F2Fayette0.80
Aug 25, 1965F2Boone0.80
Aug 6, 1965F2Comanche0.70
Nov 26, 1965F2Richland0.50
Jan 22, 1965F2Calcasieu0.50
Jan 23, 1965F2Calhoun0.50
Feb 23, 1965F2Lee0.50
Mar 17, 1965F2Alcorn0.50
Mar 1, 1965F2Plaquemines0.50
Apr 11, 1965F2Gratiot0.50
Apr 26, 1965F2Cherokee0.50
Apr 8, 1965F2Summers0.50
Apr 9, 1965F2Avery0.50
May 13, 1965F2Lubbock0.50
May 15, 1965F2Calhoun0.50
May 15, 1965F2Sac0.50
May 15, 1965F2Humboldt0.50
May 18, 1965F2Gonzales0.50
May 4, 1965F2Hutchinson0.50
Jun 10, 1965F2Hale0.50
Jun 27, 1965F2East Baton Rouge0.50
Jul 11, 1965F2Lincoln0.50
Jul 18, 1965F2Black Hawk0.50
Aug 10, 1965F2Terrell0.50
Aug 26, 1965F2Dubuque0.50
Aug 28, 1965F2Caldwell0.50
Aug 6, 1965F2Grayson0.50
Aug 9, 1965F2Bell0.50
Sep 16, 1965F2Story0.50
Sep 4, 1965F2Barnes0.50
Nov 12, 1965F2McLean0.30
Apr 8, 1965F2Muskogee0.30
May 18, 1965F2Duval0.30
May 25, 1965F2Sauk0.30
May 9, 1965F2Smith0.30
Jul 12, 1965F2Washington0.30
Aug 9, 1965F2Dougherty0.30
Sep 12, 1965F2Mecklenburg0.30
Oct 17, 1965F2Hockley0.20
Nov 16, 1965F2Champaign0.20
Apr 23, 1965F2Henry0.20
May 16, 1965F2Gillespie0.20
Jun 9, 1965F2Moore0.20
Nov 16, 1965F2Westmoreland, Fayette0.10
Dec 11, 1965F2Caddo0.10
Jan 22, 1965F2Shelby0.10
Jan 23, 1965F2Hendricks0.10
Jan 26, 1965F2Pike0.10
Feb 11, 1965F2Fayette0.10
Feb 11, 1965F2Colbert0.10
Feb 9, 1965F2Salt Lake0.10
Mar 14, 1965F2Palm Beach0.10
Mar 16, 1965F2Johnson0.10
Apr 11, 1965F2Muskogee0.10
Apr 11, 1965F2Gratiot0.10
Apr 12, 1965F2Mercer0.10
Apr 14, 1965F2Pottawatomie0.10
Apr 18, 1965F2Mississippi0.10
Apr 7, 1965F2Greer0.10
Apr 8, 1965F2Henry0.10
May 12, 1965F2Wise0.10
May 13, 1965F2Ellis0.10
May 13, 1965F2Grant0.10
May 15, 1965F2Ottawa0.10
May 15, 1965F2San Patricio0.10
May 15, 1965F2Coleman0.10
May 15, 1965F2Coleman0.10
May 16, 1965F2Chautauqua0.10
May 18, 1965F2Wilson0.10
May 20, 1965F2Wells0.10
May 22, 1965F2Sherman0.10
May 24, 1965F2Phillips0.10
May 24, 1965F2Yankton0.10
May 24, 1965F2Lake0.10
May 25, 1965F2Smith0.10
May 25, 1965F2Major0.10
May 25, 1965F2Cass0.10
May 26, 1965F2Seminole0.10
May 26, 1965F2Simpson0.10
May 6, 1965F2Kingfisher0.10
May 7, 1965F2Finney0.10
May 7, 1965F2Finney0.10
May 8, 1965F2Tripp0.10
May 9, 1965F2Hill0.10
May 9, 1965F2Pottawatomie0.10
Jun 10, 1965F2Okaloosa0.10
Jun 11, 1965F2Custer0.10
Jun 14, 1965F2Moore0.10
Jun 15, 1965F2Suwannee0.10
Jun 21, 1965F2Pottawatomie0.10
Jun 23, 1965F2Johnson0.10
Jun 26, 1965F2Barnes0.10
Jun 27, 1965F2Tama0.10
Jun 6, 1965F2Walthall0.10
Jun 6, 1965F2Tipton0.10
Jun 7, 1965F2Turner0.10
Jun 7, 1965F2Clay0.10
Jul 15, 1965F2Duplin0.10
Jul 6, 1965F2Marion0.10
Jul 8, 1965F2Calumet0.10
Jul 8, 1965F2Fremont0.10
Aug 17, 1965F2Orange0.10
Sep 14, 1965F2Carroll0.10
Sep 14, 1965F2Starke0.10
Sep 21, 1965F2Union0.10
Sep 29, 1965F2Crenshaw0.10
Sep 4, 1965F2Muskegon0.10
Apr 11, 1965F1Allegan, Barry19.51
May 24, 1965F1Buffalo176.40
May 8, 1965F1Logan, Thomas, Cherry89.80
Mar 25, 1965F1Neshoba, Kemper, Noxubee54.10
Apr 11, 1965F1Chickasaw, Fayette, Allamakee49.90
Jun 26, 1965F1Holt44.60
May 8, 1965F1Wayne, Dixon, Dakota41.50
Apr 11, 1965F1Pickaway, Fairfield, Perry38.40
May 25, 1965F1Harlan, Phelps, Kearney35.20
May 5, 1965F1Brookings34.70
Feb 11, 1965F1De Soto, Caddo, Bossier27.10
Apr 11, 1965F1Green, Rock, Dane27.10
Jun 4, 1965F1Osage, Franklin26.80
Apr 23, 1965F1Mercer, Henry25.40
May 25, 1965F1Pawnee, Barton23.90
Feb 11, 1965F1De Soto22.50
May 25, 1965F1Norton, Phillips19.90
Mar 16, 1965F1Noble16.90
May 13, 1965F1Andrews15.80
May 24, 1965F1Yankton15.20
Feb 23, 1965F1Broward, Palm Beach14.10
Feb 8, 1965F1Howard14.00
Jun 25, 1965F1Castro, Swisher13.90
May 24, 1965F1Jewell13.50
Jul 1, 1965F1Richardson13.50
Apr 11, 1965F1Crawford13.30
Jan 22, 1965F1Caddo12.80
Jun 28, 1965F1Douglas, Hutchinson12.10
May 5, 1965F1Sibley11.20
May 26, 1965F1Cass10.40
Nov 26, 1965F1Lewis9.60
May 24, 1965F1Brookings9.40
Apr 11, 1965F1Medina8.20
Apr 6, 1965F1Bartow8.00
May 25, 1965F1Dent7.40
May 24, 1965F1McCook7.20
May 8, 1965F1Hamilton7.20
Mar 30, 1965F1Nueces7.10
Apr 7, 1965F1Tillman6.80
Apr 23, 1965F1Mercer, Henry6.60
Mar 17, 1965F1Clark5.20
Apr 27, 1965F1Rowan5.10
Aug 25, 1965F1Howard4.90
Nov 26, 1965F1Mercer4.30
Apr 5, 1965F1Barry4.30
May 24, 1965F1McCook4.30
Jun 15, 1965F1Quay4.30
Sep 11, 1965F1Cullman4.30
Jul 10, 1965F1Ouachita4.10
Jun 25, 1965F1Hockley3.80
May 16, 1965F1Perry3.60
Aug 10, 1965F1Essex3.60
Sep 4, 1965F1Jefferson3.60
Sep 17, 1965F1Anoka3.30
May 23, 1965F1Cheyenne3.00
May 24, 1965F1Kossuth3.00
Jul 1, 1965F1Otoe2.50
Jul 7, 1965F1Mountrail2.50
Oct 18, 1965F1Hidalgo2.30
Nov 25, 1965F1San Bernardino2.00
Mar 17, 1965F1White2.00
Mar 30, 1965F1Trinity2.00
Apr 11, 1965F1Monroe2.00
Apr 12, 1965F1Bartow2.00
May 8, 1965F1Waukesha2.00
Jul 5, 1965F1Imperial2.00
Aug 26, 1965F1Cook2.00
Aug 8, 1965F1Whitley2.00
Sep 20, 1965F1Carroll2.00
Apr 11, 1965F1Walworth1.90
Apr 5, 1965F1Jasper1.50
Apr 5, 1965F1Taney1.50
May 8, 1965F1Montgomery1.50
Jun 21, 1965F1Oxford1.50
Jun 9, 1965F1Parmer1.50
Aug 22, 1965F1Sweet Grass1.50
Sep 4, 1965F1Monroe1.50
May 27, 1965F1Hampshire1.30
Aug 1, 1965F1Queen Anne's1.30
Sep 20, 1965F1Chariton1.30
Oct 7, 1965F1Colleton1.20
Dec 11, 1965F1De Soto1.00
Jan 22, 1965F1Jefferson Davis1.00
Feb 9, 1965F1Clark1.00
Mar 17, 1965F1Warren1.00
Apr 11, 1965F1Walworth1.00
Apr 5, 1965F1Christian1.00
May 15, 1965F1Nolan1.00
May 16, 1965F1Darke1.00
Jun 10, 1965F1Washington1.00
Jun 16, 1965F1Douglas1.00
Jun 5, 1965F1Brown1.00
Jun 9, 1965F1Addison1.00
Jul 15, 1965F1Pierce1.00
Jul 15, 1965F1Monroe1.00
Jul 5, 1965F1Jefferson1.00
Jul 7, 1965F1Wyoming1.00
Jul 9, 1965F1Audrain1.00
Aug 1, 1965F1Carroll1.00
Sep 21, 1965F1Independence1.00
Sep 9, 1965F1Monona1.00
Sep 9, 1965F1Rock1.00
May 15, 1965F1Fond du Lac0.80
May 19, 1965F1Jasper0.80
May 23, 1965F1Meade0.80
May 8, 1965F1Williamsburg0.80
Jun 7, 1965F1Hutchinson0.80
Jun 23, 1965F1Rich0.60
Oct 7, 1965F1Beaufort0.50
Jan 22, 1965F1Rapides0.50
Jan 22, 1965F1Ascension0.50
Mar 26, 1965F1Florence0.50
Apr 11, 1965F1Lake0.50
Apr 14, 1965F1King0.50
Apr 3, 1965F1Madison0.50
May 20, 1965F1Horry0.50
May 24, 1965F1Yellow Medicine0.50
May 26, 1965F1Monroe0.50
May 27, 1965F1Quitman0.50
May 5, 1965F1Stearns0.50
Jun 15, 1965F1Lafayette0.50
Jun 15, 1965F1Roosevelt0.50
Jun 27, 1965F1Waukesha0.50
Jun 4, 1965F1Carroll0.50
Jul 23, 1965F1Orangeburg0.50
Jul 23, 1965F1Jackson0.50
Aug 19, 1965F1Lamar0.50
Aug 1, 1965F1Houston0.50
Sep 22, 1965F1Stoddard0.50
Jul 5, 1965F1Charleston0.40
Jul 9, 1965F1Utah0.40
Nov 26, 1965F1Ford0.30
Dec 11, 1965F1Bossier0.30
Jan 22, 1965F1Livingston0.30
Apr 11, 1965F1Kane0.30
Apr 24, 1965F1Livingston0.30
Apr 4, 1965F1Eddy0.30
Apr 8, 1965F1Grady0.30
Apr 8, 1965F1Benton0.30
May 23, 1965F1Goshen0.30
Jun 10, 1965F1Chaves0.30
Jun 21, 1965F1Bexar0.30
Jul 14, 1965F1Simpson0.30
Aug 16, 1965F1Kershaw0.30
Aug 18, 1965F1Franklin0.30
Aug 28, 1965F1Hillsborough0.30
Sep 9, 1965F1Chautauqua0.30
Oct 18, 1965F1Karnes0.20
Oct 18, 1965F1Karnes0.20
Oct 7, 1965F1Beaufort0.20
Dec 11, 1965F1Cass0.20
Jan 22, 1965F1St. Martin0.20
Apr 10, 1965F1Cass0.20
May 24, 1965F1Chippewa0.20
Jun 14, 1965F1Converse0.20
Jul 10, 1965F1Chouteau0.20
Sep 20, 1965F1Harrison0.20
Oct 17, 1965F1Hockley0.10
Oct 8, 1965F1Wicomico0.10
Nov 16, 1965F1Madison0.10
Nov 26, 1965F1Clay0.10
Nov 27, 1965F1Hinds0.10
Dec 12, 1965F1Forrest0.10
Jan 10, 1965F1Clay0.10
Jan 22, 1965F1Hinds0.10
Jan 24, 1965F1Montgomery0.10
Feb 23, 1965F1Lee0.10
Feb 9, 1965F1Columbia0.10
Feb 9, 1965F1Hempstead0.10
Feb 9, 1965F1Columbia0.10
Feb 9, 1965F1Washington0.10
Feb 9, 1965F1Morgan0.10
Mar 16, 1965F1Finney0.10
Mar 17, 1965F1Giles0.10
Mar 17, 1965F1Wilson0.10
Mar 17, 1965F1Morgan0.10
Mar 17, 1965F1Loudon0.10
Apr 11, 1965F1Preble0.10
Apr 11, 1965F1Greene0.10
Apr 12, 1965F1Harrison0.10
Apr 14, 1965F1Jefferson0.10
Apr 14, 1965F1Garvin0.10
Apr 24, 1965F1Poweshiek0.10
Apr 24, 1965F1Allendale0.10
Apr 25, 1965F1Porter0.10
Apr 25, 1965F1LaPorte0.10
Apr 1, 1965F1Santa Cruz0.10
Apr 5, 1965F1Caddo0.10
Apr 5, 1965F1McClain0.10
Apr 8, 1965F1Orange0.10
Apr 8, 1965F1Franklin0.10
Apr 8, 1965F1Shelby0.10
May 13, 1965F1Pratt0.10
May 13, 1965F1Blaine0.10
May 13, 1965F1Pratt0.10
May 13, 1965F1Kiowa0.10
May 14, 1965F1Codington0.10
May 14, 1965F1Hamilton0.10
May 15, 1965F1Chickasaw0.10
May 15, 1965F1Nolan0.10
May 16, 1965F1Erie0.10
May 17, 1965F1Travis0.10
May 18, 1965F1Morgan0.10
May 22, 1965F1Sherman0.10
May 22, 1965F1Weld0.10
May 23, 1965F1Slope0.10
May 23, 1965F1Kit Carson0.10
May 24, 1965F1Las Animas0.10
May 24, 1965F1Scotts Bluff0.10
May 24, 1965F1Kit Carson0.10
May 24, 1965F1McCook0.10
May 24, 1965F1Cheyenne0.10
May 24, 1965F1Dawes0.10
May 24, 1965F1Minnehaha0.10
May 24, 1965F1Lake0.10
May 24, 1965F1McCook0.10
May 24, 1965F1Warren0.10
May 25, 1965F1Ford0.10
May 25, 1965F1Phillips0.10
May 25, 1965F1Ellis, Harper0.10
May 25, 1965F1Pawnee0.10
May 25, 1965F1Clay, Riley0.10
May 25, 1965F1Cheyenne0.10
May 26, 1965F1Grady0.10
May 26, 1965F1Iowa0.10
May 26, 1965F1Elkhart0.10
May 26, 1965F1Allen0.10
May 26, 1965F1Jackson0.10
May 29, 1965F1Beaverhead0.10
May 30, 1965F1Pawnee0.10
May 31, 1965F1Bernalillo0.10
May 5, 1965F1Barnes0.10
May 5, 1965F1Runnels, Taylor0.10
May 6, 1965F1Blaine0.10
May 6, 1965F1Washington0.10
May 7, 1965F1Van Buren0.10
May 8, 1965F1Osage0.10
May 8, 1965F1Cass0.10
May 8, 1965F1Crawford0.10
May 8, 1965F1Hamilton0.10
May 8, 1965F1Sully0.10
May 8, 1965F1McIntosh0.10
Jun 10, 1965F1Chaves0.10
Jun 13, 1965F1Grant0.10
Jun 14, 1965F1El Paso0.10
Jun 16, 1965F1Las Animas0.10
Jun 17, 1965F1El Paso0.10
Jun 17, 1965F1El Paso0.10
Jun 20, 1965F1Marquette0.10
Jun 21, 1965F1Pottawatomie0.10
Jun 23, 1965F1Weld0.10
Jun 23, 1965F1DuPage0.10
Jun 23, 1965F1Elbert0.10
Jun 26, 1965F1Weld0.10
Jun 27, 1965F1Cass0.10
Jun 27, 1965F1Benton0.10
Jun 27, 1965F1Jones0.10
Jun 27, 1965F1Dubuque0.10
Jun 28, 1965F1Kosciusko0.10
Jun 30, 1965F1Arapahoe0.10
Jun 2, 1965F1Pocahontas0.10
Jun 3, 1965F1Rawlins0.10
Jun 3, 1965F1Towner0.10
Jun 3, 1965F1Kearny0.10
Jun 3, 1965F1Kearny0.10
Jun 3, 1965F1Kearny0.10
Jun 3, 1965F1Kearny0.10
Jun 5, 1965F1Dakota0.10
Jun 6, 1965F1Allen0.10
Jul 12, 1965F1Pennington0.10
Jul 13, 1965F1Laramie0.10
Jul 18, 1965F1Decatur0.10
Jul 18, 1965F1Dunn0.10
Jul 19, 1965F1Wells0.10
Jul 20, 1965F1Ouachita0.10
Jul 22, 1965F1Potter0.10
Jul 23, 1965F1Morrison0.10
Jul 24, 1965F1Bibb0.10
Jul 24, 1965F1Carroll0.10
Jul 25, 1965F1Cabarrus0.10
Jul 26, 1965F1Attala0.10
Jul 2, 1965F1Banner0.10
Jul 4, 1965F1Story0.10
Jul 9, 1965F1Johnson0.10
Jul 9, 1965F1Kenton0.10
Aug 25, 1965F1Steuben0.10
Aug 25, 1965F1Houston0.10
Aug 26, 1965F1York0.10
Aug 26, 1965F1Jefferson0.10
Aug 2, 1965F1Blue Earth0.10
Aug 7, 1965F1Worth0.10
Aug 8, 1965F1Elkhart0.10
Sep 10, 1965F1Simpson0.10
Sep 10, 1965F1Tippah0.10
Sep 13, 1965F1Atchison0.10
Sep 14, 1965F1Kosciusko0.10
Sep 20, 1965F1Doniphan0.10
Sep 20, 1965F1Franklin0.10
Sep 21, 1965F1Aroostook0.10
Sep 8, 1965F1Monroe0.10
Jun 7, 1965F0Lincoln0.11
May 20, 1965F0Sheridan20.00
Feb 11, 1965F0Caddo11.90
Aug 31, 1965F0Oklahoma, Cleveland11.60
Sep 20, 1965F0Sumner9.60
May 25, 1965F0Motley8.70
Aug 24, 1965F0Ransom5.90
Sep 20, 1965F0Roger Mills5.10
May 4, 1965F0Hartley4.60
Apr 10, 1965F0Platte2.00
Jun 4, 1965F0Briscoe2.00
May 18, 1965F0Karnes1.50
Jun 4, 1965F0Fisher1.50
Jul 28, 1965F0Lamb1.50
Sep 19, 1965F0Oklahoma1.30
Mar 17, 1965F0Dillon1.00
May 13, 1965F0Crane1.00
May 18, 1965F0Travis1.00
Aug 10, 1965F0Live Oak1.00
Aug 31, 1965F0Oklahoma1.00
Sep 18, 1965F0Harrison1.00
Sep 23, 1965F0PR1.00
Jun 3, 1965F0Laurens0.90
May 19, 1965F0Wilbarger0.80
May 25, 1965F0Ellsworth0.80
May 7, 1965F0Wheeler0.80
Jul 26, 1965F0Ellis0.80
Sep 19, 1965F0Oklahoma0.60
Dec 23, 1965F0Lynn0.50
Apr 14, 1965F0Fisher0.50
May 24, 1965F0Saline0.50
May 24, 1965F0Anoka0.50
May 25, 1965F0Clark0.50
May 7, 1965F0Le Sueur0.50
Jun 10, 1965F0Hale0.50
Jun 15, 1965F0Albany0.50
Jun 9, 1965F0Ochiltree0.50
Jul 11, 1965F0Avoyelles0.50
Jul 12, 1965F0Jefferson Davis0.50
Sep 20, 1965F0Dewey0.50
Sep 20, 1965F0Sedgwick0.50
Apr 4, 1965F0Grant0.40
Aug 20, 1965F0Kingfisher0.40
Aug 27, 1965F0Iroquois0.40
Jan 22, 1965F0Livingston0.30
Mar 18, 1965F0Glynn0.30
Apr 4, 1965F0Garfield0.30
May 15, 1965F0Butler0.30
May 5, 1965F0Wabasha0.30
Jun 1, 1965F0Charles Mix0.30
Jun 1, 1965F0Charles Mix0.30
Jul 12, 1965F0Kandiyohi0.30
Nov 12, 1965F0Vermilion0.20
May 13, 1965F0Swisher0.20
May 13, 1965F0Scurry0.20
May 20, 1965F0Fulton0.20
May 25, 1965F0York0.20
May 5, 1965F0Winona0.20
Jun 23, 1965F0Kimball0.20
Jun 3, 1965F0Hutchinson0.20
Oct 7, 1965F0Newport News city0.10
Nov 10, 1965F0Columbia, Cowlitz0.10
Jan 25, 1965F0Boone0.10
Feb 9, 1965F0Harris0.10
Mar 16, 1965F0Prowers0.10
Mar 16, 1965F0Prowers0.10
Mar 16, 1965F0Butler0.10
Mar 26, 1965F0Richland0.10
Apr 14, 1965F0McClain0.10
Apr 14, 1965F0Pottawatomie0.10
Apr 3, 1965F0Dade0.10
Apr 4, 1965F0Kay0.10
Apr 9, 1965F0Custer0.10
May 12, 1965F0Presidio0.10
May 13, 1965F0Gaines0.10
May 13, 1965F0Major0.10
May 13, 1965F0Harvey0.10
May 14, 1965F0Sully0.10
May 14, 1965F0Hyde0.10
May 14, 1965F0Hand0.10
May 15, 1965F0Polk0.10
May 15, 1965F0Plymouth0.10
May 15, 1965F0Craig0.10
May 16, 1965F0Licking0.10
May 17, 1965F0Brazos0.10
May 17, 1965F0Presidio0.10
May 17, 1965F0Presidio0.10
May 18, 1965F0Gonzales0.10
May 18, 1965F0Henry0.10
May 18, 1965F0Pottawatomie0.10
May 18, 1965F0Cherokee0.10
May 18, 1965F0Garfield0.10
May 18, 1965F0Mayes0.10
May 20, 1965F0Dickey0.10
May 20, 1965F0Faulk0.10
May 22, 1965F0Sherman0.10
May 22, 1965F0Sherman0.10
May 22, 1965F0Sherman0.10
May 23, 1965F0Pennington0.10
May 23, 1965F0Pennington0.10
May 24, 1965F0Orangeburg0.10
May 24, 1965F0Yankton0.10
May 24, 1965F0Minnehaha0.10
May 24, 1965F0Roger Mills0.10
May 24, 1965F0Harper0.10
May 24, 1965F0Lincoln0.10
May 24, 1965F0Harper0.10
May 24, 1965F0McCook0.10
May 25, 1965F0Scott0.10
May 25, 1965F0Lane0.10
May 25, 1965F0Douglas0.10
May 25, 1965F0Gray0.10
May 25, 1965F0Ellis0.10
May 25, 1965F0Smith0.10
May 25, 1965F0Jefferson0.10
May 25, 1965F0Hall0.10
May 25, 1965F0Woodward0.10
May 25, 1965F0Hall0.10
May 25, 1965F0Hemphill0.10
May 25, 1965F0Hamilton0.10
May 26, 1965F0Carroll0.10
May 26, 1965F0Adams0.10
May 27, 1965F0Pottawatomie0.10
May 29, 1965F0Charles Mix0.10
May 30, 1965F0Torrance0.10
May 5, 1965F0Kinney0.10
May 6, 1965F0Dewey0.10
May 6, 1965F0Dixon0.10
May 7, 1965F0Charles Mix0.10
May 7, 1965F0Fayette0.10
May 7, 1965F0Finney0.10
May 7, 1965F0Ellis0.10
May 8, 1965F0Cotton0.10
May 8, 1965F0Buffalo0.10
May 8, 1965F0Boyd0.10
May 8, 1965F0Potter0.10
May 8, 1965F0Stanley0.10
May 8, 1965F0Love0.10
May 8, 1965F0Potter0.10
May 8, 1965F0Dewey0.10
May 8, 1965F0Corson0.10
May 9, 1965F0Jackson0.10
Jun 10, 1965F0Winkler0.10
Jun 10, 1965F0Swisher0.10
Jun 10, 1965F0Jefferson0.10
Jun 10, 1965F0Leon0.10
Jun 10, 1965F0Stevens0.10
Jun 11, 1965F0Berkeley0.10
Jun 13, 1965F0Kay0.10
Jun 13, 1965F0Kay0.10
Jun 17, 1965F0Mora0.10
Jun 18, 1965F0McLean0.10
Jun 18, 1965F0McLean0.10
Jun 18, 1965F0Garden0.10
Jun 18, 1965F0Burleigh0.10
Jun 18, 1965F0McHenry0.10
Jun 19, 1965F0Burleigh0.10
Jun 19, 1965F0Logan0.10
Jun 22, 1965F0Todd0.10
Jun 23, 1965F0Arapahoe0.10
Jun 23, 1965F0Larimer0.10
Jun 23, 1965F0Carroll0.10
Jun 23, 1965F0Woods0.10
Jun 24, 1965F0Scotts Bluff0.10
Jun 25, 1965F0Chaves0.10
Jun 25, 1965F0Tooele0.10
Jun 25, 1965F0Quay0.10
Jun 25, 1965F0Nuckolls0.10
Jun 25, 1965F0Barnes0.10
Jun 25, 1965F0Hutchinson0.10
Jun 26, 1965F0Cass0.10
Jun 26, 1965F0Griggs0.10
Jun 30, 1965F0Jefferson0.10
Jun 30, 1965F0Jefferson0.10
Jun 30, 1965F0Washington0.10
Jun 1, 1965F0Beckham0.10
Jun 1, 1965F0Custer0.10
Jun 1, 1965F0Caddo0.10
Jun 3, 1965F0Kearny0.10
Jun 3, 1965F0Union0.10
Jun 4, 1965F0Cass0.10
Jun 4, 1965F0Wallace0.10
Jun 5, 1965F0Franklin0.10
Jun 5, 1965F0Decatur0.10
Jun 5, 1965F0Elkhart0.10
Jun 7, 1965F0Hutchinson0.10
Jun 9, 1965F0Kit Carson0.10
Jun 9, 1965F0Plymouth0.10
Jun 9, 1965F0Kimball0.10
Jul 12, 1965F0Big Horn0.10
Jul 13, 1965F0Ramsey0.10
Jul 14, 1965F0Cheyenne0.10
Jul 14, 1965F0Cheshire0.10
Jul 15, 1965F0Arapahoe0.10
Jul 15, 1965F0Stutsman0.10
Jul 15, 1965F0Stutsman0.10
Jul 15, 1965F0Steele0.10
Jul 15, 1965F0Steele0.10
Jul 15, 1965F0Cass0.10
Jul 16, 1965F0Towner0.10
Jul 18, 1965F0Laramie0.10
Jul 18, 1965F0Laramie0.10
Jul 19, 1965F0Carter0.10
Jul 22, 1965F0Williams0.10
Jul 22, 1965F0Benson0.10
Jul 22, 1965F0Benson0.10
Jul 22, 1965F0Stutsman0.10
Jul 24, 1965F0Custer0.10
Jul 27, 1965F0Sherman0.10
Jul 27, 1965F0Douglas0.10
Jul 1, 1965F0Wright0.10
Jul 2, 1965F0Putnam0.10
Jul 3, 1965F0Lincoln0.10
Jul 3, 1965F0Sherman0.10
Jul 3, 1965F0Wallace0.10
Jul 4, 1965F0Brown0.10
Jul 5, 1965F0Imperial0.10
Jul 5, 1965F0Stevens0.10
Jul 6, 1965F0Brown0.10
Jul 8, 1965F0Stark0.10
Jul 8, 1965F0Stark, Dunn0.10
Jul 8, 1965F0Walsh0.10
Aug 12, 1965F0Mountrail0.10
Aug 15, 1965F0Lamb0.10
Aug 17, 1965F0Thomas0.10
Aug 17, 1965F0Cattaraugus0.10
Aug 22, 1965F0Collier0.10
Aug 22, 1965F0Douglas0.10
Aug 24, 1965F0Newton0.10
Aug 25, 1965F0Aiken0.10
Aug 27, 1965F0Wyandotte0.10
Aug 31, 1965F0Cleveland0.10
Aug 2, 1965F0Socorro0.10
Aug 2, 1965F0Oneida0.10
Aug 3, 1965F0Morrison0.10
Aug 5, 1965F0Daniels0.10
Aug 8, 1965F0Hale0.10
Aug 9, 1965F0Tooele0.10
Sep 10, 1965F0Mobile0.10
Sep 18, 1965F0Douglas0.10
Sep 20, 1965F0Dewey0.10
Sep 21, 1965F0Adair0.10
Sep 22, 1965F0Honolulu0.10
Sep 5, 1965F0Harper0.10
Sep 8, 1965F0Kiowa0.10
Sep 8, 1965F0Monroe0.10

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1965
UnnamedTropical storm99AL, FL, GA, LA
BetsyCategory 466AR, FL, LA, MS
DebbieTropical storm2LA
UnnamedTropical storm13FL

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 1965
Feb 3, 19658.7Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Aleutians West AK18.8
Jul 2, 19657.8near Nikolski, Alaska Aleutians West AK24.2
Feb 3, 19657.4near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK5.6
Sep 4, 19656.8near Ouzinkie, Alaska Kodiak Island AK17.8
Apr 29, 19656.7near Dash Point, Washington Pierce WA39.9
Feb 12, 19655.3near Ferndale, California Humboldt CA—
Jan 5, 19655.1near Lima, Montana Beaverhead MT3.1
Sep 25, 19655.1near Ludlow, CA San Bernardino CA3.7

Drought

On average 10% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1965. The worst month was January 1965, with 15%.

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.