Weather Records on 5 July 1966

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1966. Highest significance: Kljuchi, RU.

Key Facts for 5 July 1966

On 5 July 1966, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 296 daily.
Kljuchi set a daily record precipitation of 37.2 mm (1.5 in) on 5 July 1966.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

305 stations

305 station records on 5 July 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Radford 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oni	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tunka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Mechen Dam 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Picardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clallam Bay 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pali	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
La Rue	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimunipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 127.

Records on 5 July 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1966 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 6, daily 296.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

235 broken records

Margins by which the 235 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1966

Top 20 records on 5 July 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1966	Kljuchi, RU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1966	Radford 5 SW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1966	Kenton, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1966	Oni, GE	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1966	Arsikere, IN	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1966	Lakeview 3 NE, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1966	Hamar-Daban, RU	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1966	Lugano, CH	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1966	Paradis 7 S, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1966	Sao Jose de Mipibu, BR	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1966	Tunka, RU	all-time rain	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1966	Samtredia, GE	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1966	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	daily low min	0.1 C (32.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1966	Ft Collins, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1966	Armour, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1966	Mc Mechen Dam 13, US	all-time rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1966	Melur, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1966	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1966	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1966	Ohotsk, RU	daily high max	23.8 C (74.8 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	53 years	30 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 305 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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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	197
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1