Weather Records on 10 January 1966

184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1966. Highest significance: Diamantina Lakes, AU.

Key Facts for 10 January 1966

On 10 January 1966, 184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 178 daily.
Diamantina Lakes set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 10 January 1966.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

184 stations

184 station records on 10 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Arrabury Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jactial	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	159.0 cm (62.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edwards Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huzurabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Piacaguera (Efsj)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sobradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turij Rog	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alejskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medak	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Togul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parbhani	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhim (Dawer)	India	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rodinga Railway Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kochki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kozevnikovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barwani	India	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spassk Dalniy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Breona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

184 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 10 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 10 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 178.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

159 broken records

Margins by which the 159 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 590.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1966

Top 20 records on 10 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1966	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1966	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1966	Monkira, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1966	Arrabury Station, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1966	Vladivostok, RU	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1966	Henbury, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1966	Birdsville Police Station, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1966	Jactial, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1966	Riva, IT	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1966	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	159.0 cm (62.6 in)	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1966	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1966	Roberval Nord, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1966	Edwards Creek, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1966	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1966	Karimnagar, IN	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1966	Huzurabad(Rev), IN	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1966	Piacaguera (Efsj), BR	daily rain	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1966	Alert Bay, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1966	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1966	Mykland, NO	daily snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	58 years	25 of 100 (Routine)

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

1799 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1966. 1966 had 184 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

Download the Data

Data for records on 1966-01-10: 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 100	156
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1