Weather Records on 13 April 1966

563 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1966. Highest significance: Mendota, US.

Key Facts for 13 April 1966

On 13 April 1966, 563 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 549 daily.
Mendota set a daily record precipitation of 68.3 mm (2.7 in) on 13 April 1966.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

563 stations

563 station records on 13 April 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Rio Do Peixe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Bento Do Una	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Conselho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa da Canoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caraubas (Caraibeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cruzeta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Badarwah	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saude	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Evap	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pau Ferro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

563 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 13 April 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 13 April 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1966

Top 20 records on 13 April 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1966	Mendota, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Acude Rio Do Peixe, BR	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Lencois, BR	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Sao Bento Do Una, BR	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Araci, BR	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Kingsport, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Bom Conselho, BR	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low max	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Cookeville, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Putbus, DE	daily low max	0.4 C (32.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Franklin, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho), BR	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low max	0.8 C (33.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Piedmont, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Lagoa da Canoa, BR	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Vestervig, DK	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1966	Stockholm, SE	daily low min	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	83 years	39 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

1798 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1966. 1966 had 563 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 25	422
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	3