Weather Records on 5 September 1966

335 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1966. Highest significance: Pimpalgaon, IN.

Key Facts for 5 September 1966

On 5 September 1966, 335 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 326 daily.
Pimpalgaon set a daily record precipitation of 104.0 mm (4.1 in) on 5 September 1966.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

335 stations

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

Weather records on 5 September 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anupgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bokfontein, Franklin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	109.1 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jactial	India	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whitingham 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canajoharie	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Readsboro 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hoosac Tunnel	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huzurabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Edwards 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hingoli	India	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Formoso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heath	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

335 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 203.

Records on 5 September 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 326.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1966

Top 20 records on 5 September 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1966	Pimpalgaon, IN	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1966	Spier Falls, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	Nanded, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	Bream Creek (Stroud), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	Japaratuba, BR	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	Bennington 2 NNW, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	Cortland, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	Anupgarh, IN	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	Bokfontein, Franklin, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	Mansfield, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	Asifabad(Rev), IN	daily rain	109.1 mm (4.3 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	Jactial, IN	daily rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	Searsburg STN, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	Whitingham 1 W, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	Belfast, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	39 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 335 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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Data for records on 1966-09-05: 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 10	203
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	11
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	2