Weather Records on 15 June 1966

369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 June 1966. Highest significance: Hume Reservoir, AU.

Key Facts for 15 June 1966

On 15 June 1966, 369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 361 daily.
Hume Reservoir set a daily record precipitation of 40.4 mm (1.6 in) on 15 June 1966.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

369 stations

369 station records on 15 June 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 June 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ksenevskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lennestadt-Theten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethanga Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chenari	India	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sironcha	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uniara (Aligarh)	India	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ksara	Lebanon	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khairee	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	41.9 C (107.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

369 records

Records set or tied on 15 June 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 112.

Records on 15 June 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 June 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 June 1966

Top 20 records on 15 June 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 June 1966	Hume Reservoir, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1966	Puttur, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1966	Ksenevskaja, RU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1966	Taipak, KZ	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1966	Sri Ranbirsingh, IN	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1966	Bull Harbour, CA	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1966	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1966	La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge), MX	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1966	Umea, SE	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1966	Nawa, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1966	Rudnya, RU	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1966	Lennestadt-Theten, DE	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1966	Bethanga Lower, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1966	Pelee Island, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1966	Harnosand, SE	daily high max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1966	Scotia, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1966	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1966	Tangambalanga NE Dairy, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1966	Grindstone Island, CA	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1966	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	32 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

1794 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 369 records.

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

Records on 06-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1822	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	2
1844	1
1845	3
1846	2
1847	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	2
1857	2
1858	1
1860	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1874	3
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1891	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	2
1901	4
1902	9
1903	11
1904	6
1905	9
1906	8
1907	5
1908	39
1909	10
1910	15
1911	38
1912	67
1913	21
1914	17
1915	27
1916	77
1917	85
1918	39
1919	133
1920	56
1921	38
1922	41
1923	117
1924	158
1925	242
1926	205
1927	298
1928	106
1929	175
1930	314
1931	283
1932	154
1933	881
1934	167
1935	339
1936	338
1937	258
1938	366
1939	320
1940	401
1941	204
1942	465
1943	577
1944	493
1945	846
1946	495
1947	376
1948	932
1949	662
1950	508
1951	386
1952	1,001
1953	453
1954	368
1955	326
1956	587
1957	499
1958	437
1959	468
1960	489
1961	905
1962	439
1963	578
1964	395
1965	470
1966	369
1967	714
1968	546
1969	981
1970	389
1971	349
1972	591
1973	716
1974	609
1975	357
1976	832
1977	557
1978	633
1979	580
1980	539
1981	1,449
1982	605
1983	571
1984	538
1985	675
1986	499
1987	1,460
1988	1,006
1989	1,467
1990	710
1991	1,046
1992	1,025
1993	657
1994	1,238
1995	1,291
1996	672
1997	1,063
1998	1,874
1999	987
2000	1,041
2001	942
2002	991
2003	661
2004	734
2005	1,028
2006	926
2007	951
2008	500
2009	685
2010	990
2011	877
2012	647
2013	385
2014	415
2015	708
2016	791
2017	627
2018	657
2019	543
2020	680
2021	1,575
2022	1,343
2023	551
2024	502
2025	737
2026	1,014

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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 10	268
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1