Weather Records on 10 July 1966

512 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 July 1966. Highest significance: Gogland, RU.

Key Facts for 10 July 1966

On 10 July 1966, 512 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 501 daily.
Gogland set a daily record precipitation of 34.9 mm (1.4 in) on 10 July 1966.
Across 173 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

512 stations

512 station records on 10 July 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 July 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tambov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Pompeu Sobrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Isilkul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Rue	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

512 records

Records set or tied on 10 July 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 147.

Records on 10 July 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 July 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

347 broken records

Margins by which the 347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 July 1966

Top 20 records on 10 July 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 July 1966	Gogland, RU	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Chickballapur, IN	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Upper Sandusky, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Marion 2 N, US	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Prospect, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Sindgi, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Murray Island, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Palacode, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Tambov, RU	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Wisconsin Rapids, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Bijapur, IN	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Acude Pompeu Sobrinho, BR	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Watrap, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Dundee 6 NNW, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Nelamangala, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Tumkur, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Huron Rgnl AP, US	all-time high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Selbu-Stubbe, NO	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1966	Springview 2NW, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	71 years	35 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 512 records.

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

Records on 07-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1815	2
1826	1
1829	1
1835	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	3
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	4
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	4
1899	10
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	16
1904	25
1905	40
1906	4
1907	5
1908	7
1909	15
1910	25
1911	58
1912	29
1913	38
1914	48
1915	20
1916	56
1917	51
1918	36
1919	23
1920	29
1921	81
1922	67
1923	113
1924	66
1925	257
1926	321
1927	95
1928	102
1929	175
1930	540
1931	292
1932	355
1933	570
1934	327
1935	306
1936	1,338
1937	304
1938	151
1939	327
1940	398
1941	432
1942	628
1943	283
1944	478
1945	729
1946	467
1947	537
1948	367
1949	392
1950	680
1951	551
1952	814
1953	529
1954	684
1955	497
1956	434
1957	514
1958	402
1959	512
1960	451
1961	688
1962	456
1963	950
1964	368
1965	357
1966	512
1967	341
1968	598
1969	518
1970	464
1971	568
1972	447
1973	528
1974	871
1975	712
1976	724
1977	486
1978	1,076
1979	686
1980	1,113
1981	811
1982	602
1983	1,184
1984	962
1985	657
1986	686
1987	862
1988	1,024
1989	869
1990	820
1991	890
1992	864
1993	1,088
1994	864
1995	1,096
1996	1,604
1997	846
1998	1,259
1999	964
2000	889
2001	992
2002	1,336
2003	981
2004	621
2005	1,077
2006	920
2007	954
2008	874
2009	951
2010	1,509
2011	1,102
2012	1,015
2013	545
2014	660
2015	1,025
2016	859
2017	547
2018	554
2019	529
2020	775
2021	1,081
2022	691
2023	837
2024	1,576
2025	704
2026	472

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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	294
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1