Weather Records on 5 August 1966

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1966. Highest significance: Phelps, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 1966

On 5 August 1966, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 367 daily.
Phelps set an all-time record daily precipitation of 166.6 mm (6.6 in) on 5 August 1966.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 5 August 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Akhty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tea Tree Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manatu	India	Record daily precipitation	136.3 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lintlaw	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalimpong Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	208.4 mm (8.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huzurabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franshammar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rabbit Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 159.

Records on 5 August 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

288 broken records

Margins by which the 288 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1966

Top 20 records on 5 August 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1966	Phelps, US	all-time rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1966	Akhty, RU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1966	Barrow Creek, AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1966	Stambaugh 2SSE, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1966	Huajuapan de Leon (Smn), MX	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1966	Long Lake Dam, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1966	Tea Tree Well, AU	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1966	Wallaceton-Lake Drummond, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1966	Zmeinogorsk, RU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1966	Sidsjo, SE	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1966	Manatu, IN	daily rain	136.3 mm (5.4 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1966	Abbeville 4S, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1966	Lintlaw, CA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1966	Ft Robinson, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1966	Dadeville, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1966	St Marks 5 SSE, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1966	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1966	Salisbury, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1966	Kalimpong Obsy Sr, IN	monthly rain	208.4 mm (8.2 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1966	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1797 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1966. 1966 had 384 records.

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

Records on 08-05 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	2
1809	1
1830	3
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	2
1874	2
1876	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	11
1900	4
1901	3
1902	6
1903	18
1904	13
1905	22
1906	13
1907	14
1908	25
1909	21
1910	20
1911	16
1912	72
1913	18
1914	22
1915	83
1916	67
1917	40
1918	233
1919	40
1920	81
1921	53
1922	107
1923	180
1924	144
1925	84
1926	113
1927	230
1928	201
1929	243
1930	467
1931	426
1932	228
1933	341
1934	587
1935	422
1936	309
1937	288
1938	420
1939	275
1940	290
1941	443
1942	393
1943	436
1944	520
1945	311
1946	374
1947	710
1948	930
1949	375
1950	681
1951	557
1952	498
1953	1,043
1954	543
1955	640
1956	422
1957	518
1958	503
1959	438
1960	297
1961	823
1962	451
1963	311
1964	610
1965	265
1966	384
1967	347
1968	394
1969	708
1970	468
1971	748
1972	799
1973	983
1974	810
1975	692
1976	721
1977	583
1978	948
1979	561
1980	998
1981	754
1982	776
1983	1,090
1984	789
1985	845
1986	778
1987	1,061
1988	914
1989	915
1990	1,265
1991	828
1992	861
1993	1,145
1994	1,944
1995	1,205
1996	1,029
1997	1,144
1998	1,817
1999	834
2000	704
2001	986
2002	1,160
2003	1,340
2004	848
2005	1,026
2006	932
2007	787
2008	738
2009	777
2010	1,626
2011	1,347
2012	869
2013	436
2014	915
2015	520
2016	544
2017	888
2018	528
2019	533
2020	626
2021	641
2022	1,332
2023	1,087
2024	711
2025	775
2026	1,048

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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	260
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2