Weather Records on 3 June 1966

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 June 1966. Highest significance: Vilatnikulam, IN.

Key Facts for 3 June 1966

On 3 June 1966, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 295 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 510 daily.
Vilatnikulam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.0 mm (2.7 in) on 3 June 1966.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 3 June 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 June 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppuvanam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olho Dagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sivagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fleming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tallakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vernonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillriver Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reriutaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sylvan Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Neriamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gary	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 3 June 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 223, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 June 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	223
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 June 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

410 broken records

Margins by which the 410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 June 1966

Top 20 records on 3 June 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1966	Vilatnikulam, IN	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1966	Konda, IN	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1966	Karikode, IN	daily rain	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1966	Pianco, BR	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1966	Madurai, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1966	Tiruppuvanam, IN	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1966	Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1966	Olho Dagua, BR	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1966	Tiruppathur, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1966	Kadayanallur, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1966	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1966	Boggabilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1966	Tirumangalam, IN	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1966	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1966	Pocomoke City, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1966	Aleksandrovskoe, RU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1966	Bastrop, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1966	Logan, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1966	Sattur, IN	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1966	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1796 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1966. 1966 had 534 records.

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

Records on 06-03 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1810	3
1822	1
1825	1
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	1
1863	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	8
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	2
1886	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	1
1898	12
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	10
1904	4
1905	5
1906	15
1907	31
1908	15
1909	35
1910	31
1911	15
1912	22
1913	13
1914	30
1915	32
1916	189
1917	18
1918	45
1919	84
1920	53
1921	42
1922	41
1923	340
1924	220
1925	264
1926	208
1927	186
1928	314
1929	466
1930	246
1931	209
1932	266
1933	433
1934	457
1935	157
1936	500
1937	256
1938	270
1939	329
1940	253
1941	328
1942	366
1943	897
1944	434
1945	997
1946	563
1947	502
1948	502
1949	403
1950	513
1951	634
1952	469
1953	444
1954	494
1955	421
1956	946
1957	553
1958	446
1959	411
1960	509
1961	863
1962	528
1963	520
1964	290
1965	296
1966	534
1967	579
1968	581
1969	703
1970	1,067
1971	505
1972	428
1973	511
1974	398
1975	415
1976	546
1977	574
1978	737
1979	779
1980	886
1981	1,169
1982	944
1983	648
1984	680
1985	1,074
1986	1,302
1987	796
1988	933
1989	816
1990	1,080
1991	1,350
1992	1,065
1993	994
1994	666
1995	891
1996	837
1997	753
1998	2,115
1999	1,012
2000	1,042
2001	879
2002	1,134
2003	1,167
2004	1,014
2005	1,054
2006	1,109
2007	867
2008	1,241
2009	691
2010	876
2011	1,167
2012	883
2013	678
2014	618
2015	532
2016	584
2017	465
2018	798
2019	525
2020	790
2021	1,588
2022	471
2023	764
2024	703
2025	586
2026	451

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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 20	394
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1