Weather Records on 24 August 1966

707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1966. Highest significance: Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU.

Key Facts for 24 August 1966

On 24 August 1966, 707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 352 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 654 daily.
Hobart Botanical Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 24 August 1966.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

707 stations

707 station records on 24 August 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbaras Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	302.2 mm (11.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bhaisalotan	India	Record daily precipitation	199.7 mm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jainagar	India	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pjatigorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ballidu East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shorja	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usilampatti	India	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ladania	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pithara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dhamdaha(West)	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

707 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 211, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 247.

Records on 24 August 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	211
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 52, daily 654.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

570 broken records

Margins by which the 570 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 154.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1966

Top 20 records on 24 August 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1966	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Sunbaras Sr, IN	all-time rain	302.2 mm (11.9 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Eldorado, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Dimmitt 6 E, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Clare, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Bhaisalotan, IN	daily rain	199.7 mm (7.9 in)	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Jainagar, IN	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Muleshoe #1, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Lovington 2 WNW, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Porto Novo, IN	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Pjatigorsk, RU	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Hollis 5E, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Miami, US	monthly low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Mena, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Middleboro, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Anadarko 3 E, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Seminole, US	monthly low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1966	Ballidu East, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 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

1802 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1966. 1966 had 707 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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Data for records on 1966-08-24: 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	527
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1