Weather Records on 17 July 1966

454 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1966. Highest significance: Kempton (Oakmore), AU.

Key Facts for 17 July 1966

On 17 July 1966, 454 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 441 daily.
Kempton (Oakmore) set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 17 July 1966.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

454 stations

454 station records on 17 July 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton (Carlton Bluff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Treatment Plant)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Twistetal-Muhlhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dholera	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manaira (Alagoa Nova)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Krumbach-Edenhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

454 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 177.

Records on 17 July 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1966 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1966

Top 20 records on 17 July 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1966	Kempton (Oakmore), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1966	Puri, IN	daily rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1966	Haleyville, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1966	Brejo Santo, BR	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1966	Warthausen-Birkenhard, DE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1966	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	all-time low max	9.7 C (49.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1966	Carlton (Carlton Bluff), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1966	Ipira (Camisao), BR	monthly rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1966	Wattle Hill, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1966	Mandvi, IN	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1966	Milan, IT	daily low max	19.1 C (66.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	138 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1966	Bridgewater (Treatment Plant), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1966	Twistetal-Muhlhausen, DE	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1966	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1966	Cameron Falls, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1966	Brunswick, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1966	Camden 3 W, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1966	Riva, IT	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1966	Red Rvr, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1966	Camp Crook, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	71 years	36 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 454 records.

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

Records on 07-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1801	2
1802	1
1821	1
1827	1
1833	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	2
1852	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	5
1884	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	13
1907	12
1908	32
1909	16
1910	8
1911	52
1912	13
1913	26
1914	67
1915	71
1916	27
1917	62
1918	41
1919	45
1920	50
1921	120
1922	206
1923	105
1924	165
1925	275
1926	251
1927	118
1928	116
1929	154
1930	366
1931	492
1932	293
1933	216
1934	438
1935	245
1936	815
1937	313
1938	303
1939	540
1940	319
1941	386
1942	522
1943	321
1944	236
1945	681
1946	523
1947	505
1948	278
1949	405
1950	645
1951	356
1952	772
1953	557
1954	517
1955	512
1956	608
1957	298
1958	693
1959	631
1960	324
1961	408
1962	421
1963	223
1964	481
1965	753
1966	454
1967	965
1968	707
1969	741
1970	486
1971	790
1972	634
1973	680
1974	691
1975	775
1976	1,041
1977	764
1978	794
1979	642
1980	1,137
1981	628
1982	850
1983	1,120
1984	875
1985	483
1986	1,214
1987	1,388
1988	1,239
1989	1,289
1990	953
1991	763
1992	1,055
1993	956
1994	631
1995	917
1996	911
1997	816
1998	1,031
1999	925
2000	1,166
2001	916
2002	995
2003	1,396
2004	908
2005	1,184
2006	1,509
2007	1,218
2008	508
2009	1,218
2010	965
2011	1,101
2012	934
2013	819
2014	1,456
2015	831
2016	679
2017	398
2018	750
2019	477
2020	515
2021	625
2022	791
2023	1,060
2024	814
2025	966
2026	860

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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 20	331
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2