Weather Records on 7 July 1966

304 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1966. Highest significance: St Augustine, US.

Key Facts for 7 July 1966

On 7 July 1966, 304 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 296 daily.
St Augustine set a daily record precipitation of 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 7 July 1966.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

304 stations

304 station records on 7 July 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 July 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumding	India	Record daily precipitation	151.7 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eppingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Citronelle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karymskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Fidel 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mechanicville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport River	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

304 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 143.

Records on 7 July 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 296.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

218 broken records

Margins by which the 218 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1966

Top 20 records on 7 July 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1966	St Augustine, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1966	Corry, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1966	Bellary, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1966	Gobichettipalaya, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1966	Hosur, IN	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1966	Chamarajnagar, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1966	Scott City, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1966	Franklinville, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1966	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1966	Kudligi, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1966	Anekal, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1966	Atil, MX	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1966	Bosque del Apache, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1966	Frankfort, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1966	Lumding, IN	monthly rain	151.7 mm (6.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1966	Palacode, IN	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1966	Saentis, CH	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1966	Mt Sterling, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1966	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1966	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	38 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 304 records.

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

Records on 07-07 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1819	3
1821	1
1825	1
1828	2
1835	1
1845	1
1850	1
1856	2
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	1
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1883	1
1887	4
1889	2
1890	8
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	14
1901	5
1902	13
1903	10
1904	4
1905	11
1906	12
1907	6
1908	26
1909	22
1910	16
1911	67
1912	31
1913	17
1914	49
1915	72
1916	126
1917	120
1918	42
1919	37
1920	42
1921	65
1922	135
1923	166
1924	166
1925	198
1926	135
1927	184
1928	200
1929	122
1930	332
1931	442
1932	315
1933	337
1934	390
1935	311
1936	795
1937	280
1938	268
1939	359
1940	467
1941	334
1942	516
1943	309
1944	411
1945	299
1946	208
1947	532
1948	404
1949	374
1950	431
1951	416
1952	515
1953	623
1954	622
1955	485
1956	1,170
1957	394
1958	749
1959	391
1960	663
1961	318
1962	294
1963	510
1964	549
1965	388
1966	304
1967	430
1968	624
1969	967
1970	391
1971	467
1972	1,155
1973	1,120
1974	652
1975	571
1976	679
1977	828
1978	794
1979	924
1980	848
1981	1,025
1982	795
1983	1,013
1984	1,044
1985	939
1986	770
1987	728
1988	1,251
1989	1,040
1990	781
1991	1,040
1992	938
1993	1,762
1994	1,394
1995	576
1996	1,218
1997	752
1998	1,382
1999	971
2000	823
2001	983
2002	667
2003	664
2004	1,084
2005	949
2006	1,061
2007	1,067
2008	1,174
2009	930
2010	1,411
2011	749
2012	1,423
2013	549
2014	539
2015	1,263
2016	717
2017	904
2018	550
2019	506
2020	556
2021	930
2022	744
2023	577
2024	1,277
2025	562
2026	522

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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	158
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	4