Weather Records on 26 June 1966

380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 June 1966. Highest significance: Corning, US.

Key Facts for 26 June 1966

On 26 June 1966, 380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 369 daily.
Corning set a daily record precipitation of 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 26 June 1966.
Across 162 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

380 stations

380 station records on 26 June 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 June 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Narkatiyaganj	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barerakalan	India	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ranaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Badiraguato (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kayballup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khitoli	India	Record daily precipitation	229.0 mm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delicias (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broadus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lecompton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

380 records

Records set or tied on 26 June 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 120.

Records on 26 June 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 June 1966 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 369.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

288 broken records

Margins by which the 288 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 June 1966

Top 20 records on 26 June 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 June 1966	Corning, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1966	Myrup, AU	all-time rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1966	Narkatiyaganj, IN	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1966	Damoh, IN	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1966	Barerakalan, IN	monthly rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1966	Ludhiana, IN	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1966	Taipak, KZ	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1966	Bedford, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1966	Ludhiana, IN	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1966	Ranaghat, IN	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1966	Huntingdon, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1966	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1966	Oakland, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1966	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1966	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1966	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	24.9 C (76.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1966	Independence, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1966	Horton, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1966	Badiraguato (Smn), MX	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1966	Grant City, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	37 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 380 records.

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

Records on 06-26 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1808	1
1811	3
1814	1
1816	1
1824	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1838	1
1840	2
1843	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	3
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1869	1
1871	4
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	1
1900	3
1901	15
1902	19
1903	11
1904	22
1905	9
1906	16
1907	5
1908	10
1909	30
1910	27
1911	37
1912	27
1913	70
1914	55
1915	29
1916	124
1917	25
1918	68
1919	57
1920	24
1921	132
1922	84
1923	294
1924	45
1925	181
1926	273
1927	145
1928	449
1929	173
1930	220
1931	579
1932	198
1933	387
1934	635
1935	313
1936	562
1937	288
1938	395
1939	262
1940	574
1941	388
1942	500
1943	473
1944	502
1945	269
1946	376
1947	273
1948	343
1949	581
1950	524
1951	433
1952	1,274
1953	340
1954	539
1955	362
1956	406
1957	709
1958	989
1959	454
1960	410
1961	622
1962	352
1963	379
1964	323
1965	1,063
1966	380
1967	683
1968	1,268
1969	1,188
1970	916
1971	635
1972	581
1973	583
1974	1,535
1975	797
1976	726
1977	395
1978	860
1979	1,091
1980	1,285
1981	793
1982	792
1983	838
1984	572
1985	897
1986	933
1987	751
1988	1,267
1989	504
1990	818
1991	1,047
1992	958
1993	640
1994	1,177
1995	732
1996	922
1997	737
1998	1,205
1999	853
2000	725
2001	738
2002	760
2003	1,107
2004	1,040
2005	592
2006	1,104
2007	1,547
2008	541
2009	1,062
2010	1,041
2011	840
2012	1,076
2013	800
2014	584
2015	603
2016	546
2017	624
2018	432
2019	970
2020	459
2021	878
2022	825
2023	578
2024	765
2025	730
2026	935

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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 25	269
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1