Weather Records on 14 July 1966

668 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 July 1966. Highest significance: Yeola, IN.

Key Facts for 14 July 1966

On 14 July 1966, 668 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 660 daily.
Yeola set a monthly record daily precipitation of 141.0 mm (5.6 in) on 14 July 1966.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

668 stations

668 station records on 14 July 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 July 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks 1	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caroling South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ceara-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Capulin 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cernuska	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mirnii	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malyalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wynrock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prattville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pathardi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bally Bally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

668 records

Records set or tied on 14 July 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 371.

Records on 14 July 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	371
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 July 1966 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

544 broken records

Margins by which the 544 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 July 1966

Top 20 records on 14 July 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 1966	Yeola, IN	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 years	72 of 100 (Major)
14 July 1966	Aberfeldy, AU	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1966	Khed, IN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1966	Brooks 1, CA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1966	Darlington Wwtp, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1966	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1966	St Peter, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1966	Albion, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1966	Magdalena, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1966	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1966	Muscoda, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1966	Kin, RU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1966	St Marks 5 SSE, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1966	Waukon 3NNE, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1966	Taylor, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1966	Penrose, US	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1966	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1966	Palmares, BR	daily rain	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1966	Caroling South, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1966	Mungeli, IN	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	45 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

1802 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1966. 1966 had 668 records.

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

Records on 07-14 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1808	1
1824	1
1832	1
1840	2
1845	1
1856	1
1860	2
1864	2
1866	1
1875	1
1876	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	10
1899	6
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	21
1904	18
1905	11
1906	18
1907	13
1908	15
1909	7
1910	23
1911	28
1912	116
1913	21
1914	43
1915	17
1916	18
1917	55
1918	72
1919	44
1920	44
1921	105
1922	31
1923	127
1924	156
1925	138
1926	500
1927	212
1928	221
1929	87
1930	497
1931	430
1932	623
1933	378
1934	413
1935	278
1936	1,019
1937	282
1938	202
1939	367
1940	536
1941	548
1942	278
1943	364
1944	240
1945	466
1946	229
1947	379
1948	422
1949	436
1950	726
1951	335
1952	995
1953	518
1954	1,141
1955	1,058
1956	360
1957	368
1958	455
1959	349
1960	554
1961	441
1962	922
1963	535
1964	618
1965	256
1966	668
1967	1,124
1968	553
1969	595
1970	477
1971	436
1972	588
1973	652
1974	654
1975	1,054
1976	693
1977	544
1978	495
1979	559
1980	1,178
1981	708
1982	809
1983	930
1984	862
1985	720
1986	722
1987	1,035
1988	806
1989	640
1990	1,748
1991	860
1992	999
1993	1,432
1994	1,250
1995	1,459
1996	1,038
1997	723
1998	1,350
1999	1,536
2000	999
2001	870
2002	1,401
2003	1,037
2004	638
2005	758
2006	998
2007	862
2008	683
2009	920
2010	1,678
2011	1,093
2012	1,114
2013	539
2014	711
2015	622
2016	682
2017	674
2018	475
2019	415
2020	635
2021	788
2022	575
2023	724
2024	784
2025	756
2026	1,037

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Data for records on 1966-07-14: 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 10	431
10 to 20	68
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2