Weather Records on 23 July 1966

368 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1966. Highest significance: Perry, US.

Key Facts for 23 July 1966

On 23 July 1966, 368 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 367 daily.
Perry set a daily record precipitation of 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 23 July 1966.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

368 stations

368 station records on 23 July 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rentachintala	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sironcha	India	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beawar Nayanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liffey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fleming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kanuparthi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

368 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 155.

Records on 23 July 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1966

Top 20 records on 23 July 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1966	Perry, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	Rentachintala, IN	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	Darsi, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	Anna, RU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	Sironcha, IN	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	Glomfjord, NO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	Itaporanga Dajuda, BR	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	Macharla, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	Eastman 1 W, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	Ponca City, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	Beawar Nayanagar, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	Springfield, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	Experiment, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	Liffey, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high max	16.2 C (61.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	Glennville 3NW, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1966	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 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

1794 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 368 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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	271
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1