Weather Records on 7 January 1966

614 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1966. Highest significance: Perola Park, AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 1966

On 7 January 1966, 614 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 601 daily.
Perola Park set a monthly record daily precipitation of 128.8 mm (5.1 in) on 7 January 1966.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

614 stations

614 station records on 7 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheenspost	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houmoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trekpad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bomalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mequatlingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dassieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moreson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Icem (Usina Marimbondo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

614 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 282, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 7 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 7 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 8, daily 601.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

526 broken records

Margins by which the 526 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 900.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1966

Top 20 records on 7 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1966	Perola Park, AU	monthly rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Likatlong, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Tangorin, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Hvar, HR	daily low max	2.3 C (36.1 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Bothaville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Cape St James, CA	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Alert Bay, CA	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Bella Coola, CA	monthly snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Listowel Downs, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Lorne Peak, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Houmoed, ZA	all-time rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Armagh, GB	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	119 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1966	Trekpad, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 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

1826 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1966. 1966 had 614 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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 200	523
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1