Weather Records on 7 February 1966

618 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1966. Highest significance: Philo 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 7 February 1966

On 7 February 1966, 618 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 593 daily.
Philo 3 SW set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 7 February 1966.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

618 stations

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

Weather records on 7 February 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maracaja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.9 C (-25.4 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Badgam	India	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tann/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Picardy	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lobatse	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.8 C (-43.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nietverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	137.8 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.0 C (-38.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fleming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amontada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

618 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 7 February 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 7 February 1966 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 20, daily 593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 1966

Top 20 records on 7 February 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1966	Philo 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Ludington 4 SE, US	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Acude Sao Vicente, BR	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Maracaja, BR	daily rain	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Brigham City, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Pio IX (Patrocinio), BR	monthly rain	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed), RU	all-time low min	-31.9 C (-25.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Derry 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Queimadas, BR	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Badgam, IN	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Oswego, US	daily snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Langley AFB, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Tann/Rhon, DE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Milan, IT	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	143 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Weldon, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Hull, GB	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Picardy, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1966	Jensen, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	40 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

1803 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1966. 1966 had 618 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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	513
200 to 400	6
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1