Weather Records on 6 August 1966

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1966. Highest significance: Barrow Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 6 August 1966

On 6 August 1966, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 372 daily.
Barrow Creek set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 6 August 1966.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

378 stations

378 station records on 6 August 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Roy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graysville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirbyville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Penugonda	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taranagar (Reni)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 192.

Records on 6 August 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1966

Top 20 records on 6 August 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1966	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1966	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1966	Humboldt, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1966	Glen Roy, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1966	Longvale, ZA	monthly rain	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1966	Morgan City, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1966	White River, CA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1966	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1966	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1966	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1966	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1966	Conroe, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1966	Ndumu, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1966	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1966	Anahuac, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1966	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1966	Graysville, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1966	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1966	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1966	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 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

1794 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 378 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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Data for records on 1966-08-06: 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 20	286
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1