Weather Records on 22 January 1966

864 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1966. Highest significance: Alice Springs Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 22 January 1966

On 22 January 1966, 864 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 828 daily.
Alice Springs Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 22 January 1966.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

864 stations

864 station records on 22 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh WSO City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Driekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bundooma Railway Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klipbanksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plooysburg S.A.P.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rodinga Railway Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

864 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 173, Heaviest daily rainfall 282, Heaviest daily snowfall 143, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 22 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	173
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	143
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 22 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 25, daily 828.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

724 broken records

Margins by which the 724 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1966

Top 20 records on 22 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1966	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	80 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1966	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1966	Sweetwater, ZA	all-time rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1966	Niagara Falls, CA	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1966	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1966	Pittsburgh WSO City, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1966	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1966	Bundooma Railway Siding, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1966	Clarendon, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1966	Grootfontein, NA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1966	Altus Irig Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1966	Bowie, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1966	Erick, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1966	Haskell, US	all-time snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1966	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1966	Asheville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1966	Vineland Station, CA	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1966	Sloan 3 S, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1966	Denton 2 SE, US	all-time snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1966	Henrietta, US	all-time snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 years	46 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

1795 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1966. 1966 had 864 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

Download the Data

Data for records on 1966-01-22: 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 50	630
50 to 100	59
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1