Weather Records on 2 July 1966

889 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1966. Highest significance: Summerville 4W, US.

Key Facts for 2 July 1966

On 2 July 1966, 889 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 805 daily.
Summerville 4W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 200.7 mm (7.9 in) on 2 July 1966.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

889 stations

889 station records on 2 July 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Olds	Canada	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bickleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Drumheller	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Graysville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Emo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White Rock Campbell Scientific	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hoseda Hard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mascot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gretna (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amidon	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tambov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Illabo (Clock Museum)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stockinbingal General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Golden Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

889 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 431, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 July 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	431
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1966 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 76, daily 805.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

750 broken records

Margins by which the 750 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1966

Top 20 records on 2 July 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1966	Summerville 4W, US	monthly rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1966	Nymagee (Kenmure Station), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1966	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1966	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1966	Rolla 1NE, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1966	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1966	Goldendale, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1966	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	all-time rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1966	Olds, CA	monthly rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1966	Bethungra (Retreat), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1966	Louth (Bloxham Street), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1966	Bickleton, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1966	Morris, CA	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1966	Humula (Rylands), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1966	Walwa, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1966	Drumheller, CA	all-time rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1966	Condobolin Retirement Village, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1966	Moorleah (Preolenna Road), AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1966	Graysville, CA	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1966	Emo, CA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 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

1793 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1966. 1966 had 889 records.

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

Records on 07-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	1
1811	1
1816	2
1825	1
1826	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1856	1
1860	1
1863	1
1871	3
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	4
1901	12
1902	7
1903	9
1904	11
1905	30
1906	14
1907	26
1908	12
1909	34
1910	50
1911	32
1912	100
1913	19
1914	69
1915	33
1916	26
1917	22
1918	45
1919	38
1920	208
1921	234
1922	59
1923	223
1924	394
1925	112
1926	108
1927	183
1928	75
1929	162
1930	263
1931	526
1932	283
1933	500
1934	315
1935	252
1936	641
1937	434
1938	399
1939	191
1940	436
1941	535
1942	643
1943	359
1944	428
1945	425
1946	321
1947	313
1948	283
1949	372
1950	312
1951	309
1952	391
1953	553
1954	567
1955	633
1956	520
1957	1,058
1958	344
1959	386
1960	547
1961	343
1962	402
1963	666
1964	445
1965	440
1966	889
1967	610
1968	887
1969	468
1970	667
1971	334
1972	660
1973	628
1974	577
1975	605
1976	718
1977	450
1978	1,173
1979	773
1980	1,191
1981	770
1982	1,017
1983	904
1984	632
1985	756
1986	1,423
1987	791
1988	1,445
1989	962
1990	1,350
1991	1,123
1992	1,702
1993	641
1994	901
1995	1,110
1996	728
1997	1,101
1998	984
1999	1,066
2000	583
2001	1,240
2002	1,228
2003	1,111
2004	639
2005	648
2006	775
2007	932
2008	808
2009	1,083
2010	1,262
2011	1,066
2012	1,072
2013	1,471
2014	580
2015	1,096
2016	584
2017	504
2018	858
2019	401
2020	500
2021	861
2022	893
2023	559
2024	578
2025	1,293
2026	1,174

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Data for records on 1966-07-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	704
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2