Weather Records on 14 April 1966

362 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1966. Highest significance: Araruna, BR.

Key Facts for 14 April 1966

On 14 April 1966, 362 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 340 daily.
Araruna set a daily record precipitation of 122.0 mm (4.8 in) on 14 April 1966.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

362 stations

362 station records on 14 April 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tacaratu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.4 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pau Dos Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delmiro Gouveia (Pedra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Daniel de Queiroz (Muxiopo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jeremoabo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carnaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guarabira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belem de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pereiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kyelong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

362 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 14 April 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 14 April 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 340.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1966

Top 20 records on 14 April 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1966	Araruna, BR	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1966	Tacaratu, BR	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1966	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	113 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1966	Parau, BR	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1966	Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1966	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1966	Buxton, GB	monthly low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1966	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1966	Aracaju, BR	monthly rain	142.4 mm (5.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1966	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1966	Upanema (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1966	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily low max	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	78 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1966	Nordby (Fano), DK	monthly low max	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1966	Husum, DE	monthly snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1966	Putbus, DE	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1966	Putbus, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1966	Jonkoping, SE	daily low max	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1966	Melville, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1966	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1966	Schwerin, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	65 years	36 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

1801 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1966. 1966 had 362 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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 50	303
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1