Weather Records on 24 April 1966

539 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1966. Highest significance: Longview, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 1966

On 24 April 1966, 539 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 521 daily.
Longview set a daily record precipitation of 145.0 mm (5.7 in) on 24 April 1966.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

539 stations

539 station records on 24 April 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vendinga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Mateo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peapalli(Pyapali)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Knapp 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pul'-I-Hatum	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boughton	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Okay	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wistaria	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaudan-In-Turkmen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stensele	Sweden	Record snow depth	99.0 cm (39.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goodger Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gvarv	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

539 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 388, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 24 April 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	388
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 24 April 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 521.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

481 broken records

Margins by which the 481 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1966

Top 20 records on 24 April 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1966	Longview, US	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1966	Villa Ahumada, MX	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1966	Chinnar, IN	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1966	Jefferson, US	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1966	Vendinga, RU	monthly rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1966	Throckmorton, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1966	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1966	Quebrangulo, BR	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1966	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1966	Mayhill Rs, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1966	Georgetown, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1966	Hope 3 NE, US	monthly rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1966	Griffiss AFB, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1966	San Mateo, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1966	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1966	Gilmer 4 WNW, US	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1966	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1966	Peapalli(Pyapali), IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1966	Knapp 2 SW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1966	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	38 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

1799 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1966. 1966 had 539 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	458
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2