Weather Records on 29 June 1966

492 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 June 1966. Highest significance: Idracowra, AU.

Key Facts for 29 June 1966

On 29 June 1966, 492 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 469 daily.
Idracowra set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 29 June 1966.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

492 stations

492 station records on 29 June 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 June 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bihar	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rusel-Irlmoos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rodinga Railway Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hughes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Habary	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ilbunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kochki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mohania(Mahania)	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Champoton (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delicias (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bai'tyk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hollenstein (Kraftwerk)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pemfling-Pitzling	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Niwar(Amehta)	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bruceton 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edwards Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Slavgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vaughn	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

492 records

Records set or tied on 29 June 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 206.

Records on 29 June 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 June 1966 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 469.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 June 1966

Top 20 records on 29 June 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 June 1966	Idracowra, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 June 1966	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 June 1966	Bihar, IN	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1966	Metten, DE	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1966	Fichtelberg, DE	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1966	Mountainair, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1966	Rusel-Irlmoos, DE	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1966	Rodinga Railway Siding, AU	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1966	Hughes, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1966	Habary, RU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1966	Plauen, DE	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1966	Panskura, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1966	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1966	Bond Springs Homestead, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1966	Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach, DE	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1966	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1966	Uccle, BE	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	124 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1966	Schierke, DE	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1966	Everglades, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1966	Ilbunga, AU	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	39 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

1812 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1966. 1966 had 492 records.

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

Records on 06-29 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1829	1
1834	2
1835	2
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1854	1
1857	2
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	5
1893	2
1895	1
1896	6
1897	2
1898	2
1899	6
1900	4
1901	10
1902	18
1903	7
1904	8
1905	22
1906	36
1907	16
1908	9
1909	19
1910	107
1911	22
1912	23
1913	73
1914	58
1915	54
1916	87
1917	45
1918	51
1919	85
1920	257
1921	74
1922	134
1923	326
1924	128
1925	135
1926	134
1927	153
1928	186
1929	185
1930	285
1931	935
1932	141
1933	590
1934	735
1935	298
1936	682
1937	344
1938	418
1939	452
1940	353
1941	396
1942	310
1943	515
1944	325
1945	604
1946	566
1947	497
1948	423
1949	409
1950	393
1951	439
1952	730
1953	322
1954	384
1955	452
1956	542
1957	572
1958	454
1959	733
1960	266
1961	374
1962	269
1963	742
1964	297
1965	407
1966	492
1967	315
1968	748
1969	561
1970	814
1971	494
1972	574
1973	730
1974	804
1975	552
1976	558
1977	664
1978	929
1979	517
1980	984
1981	807
1982	1,150
1983	1,298
1984	719
1985	925
1986	673
1987	739
1988	1,074
1989	915
1990	932
1991	1,346
1992	1,328
1993	840
1994	1,227
1995	1,101
1996	1,032
1997	1,143
1998	1,448
1999	1,147
2000	1,151
2001	625
2002	929
2003	1,014
2004	1,013
2005	1,247
2006	793
2007	935
2008	780
2009	890
2010	1,041
2011	1,171
2012	1,374
2013	900
2014	606
2015	1,119
2016	419
2017	688
2018	590
2019	732
2020	1,249
2021	1,623
2022	759
2023	486
2024	948
2025	623
2026	1,299

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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	378
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1