Weather Records on 8 August 1966

598 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1966. Highest significance: Praha-Klementinum, CZ.

Key Facts for 8 August 1966

On 8 August 1966, 598 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 590 daily.
Praha-Klementinum set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 8 August 1966.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

598 stations

598 station records on 8 August 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rusel-Irlmoos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ban Ban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Ringo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mossoro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlees Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mooramin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Horseshoe Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Simdega	India	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eiberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

598 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 343.

Records on 8 August 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 590.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

485 broken records

Margins by which the 485 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1966

Top 20 records on 8 August 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1966	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	150 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	Hatch, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	Beaconsfield, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	Fernlee, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	Metten, DE	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	Two Buttes, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	Montreal River, CA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	Gogland, RU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	Rusel-Irlmoos, DE	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	Mantuan Downs, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	Ban Ban, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	Mehkar, IN	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	Fellsmere 7 SSW, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1966	North Yancho, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	40 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 598 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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 10	348
10 to 20	92
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3