Weather Records on 6 September 1966

296 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 1966. Highest significance: Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks), AU.

Key Facts for 6 September 1966

On 6 September 1966, 296 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 289 daily.
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks) set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 6 September 1966.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

296 stations

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

Weather records on 6 September 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dhandhuka	India	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gogha	India	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	159.2 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede (Whitemarsh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morvi	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peint	India	Record daily precipitation	324.0 mm (12.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heaslip	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Risod	India	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dhrangadhra	India	Record daily precipitation	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wankaner	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yaval	India	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raisingnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mechanicville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dhuti	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bajan	India	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Abu Road	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nowshera	India	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bansda	India	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

296 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 145.

Records on 6 September 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 September 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

241 broken records

Margins by which the 241 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 1966

Top 20 records on 6 September 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1966	Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1966	Dhandhuka, IN	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1966	Gogha, IN	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1966	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1966	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	159.2 mm (6.3 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1966	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1966	Runnymede (Whitemarsh), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1966	Morvi, IN	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1966	Mehkar, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1966	Karanpur, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1966	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1966	Porto Real Do Colegio, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1966	Peint, IN	monthly rain	324.0 mm (12.8 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1966	Apsley (Parki), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1966	Heaslip, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1966	Risod, IN	daily rain	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1966	Pacatuba (Pacatiba), BR	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1966	Buxa, IN	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1966	Jhabua, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1966	Dhrangadhra, IN	monthly rain	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	33 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

1794 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 296 records.

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

Records on 09-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1802	1
1803	1
1812	1
1814	2
1833	1
1834	1
1841	1
1853	1
1854	1
1861	1
1865	2
1866	2
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	5
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	5
1903	5
1904	6
1905	14
1906	8
1907	14
1908	36
1909	13
1910	28
1911	20
1912	55
1913	21
1914	23
1915	14
1916	16
1917	23
1918	62
1919	106
1920	172
1921	67
1922	114
1923	153
1924	335
1925	290
1926	123
1927	137
1928	252
1929	359
1930	101
1931	324
1932	275
1933	368
1934	462
1935	341
1936	338
1937	237
1938	322
1939	447
1940	170
1941	276
1942	284
1943	831
1944	392
1945	537
1946	426
1947	895
1948	379
1949	525
1950	699
1951	263
1952	350
1953	396
1954	567
1955	493
1956	735
1957	311
1958	489
1959	405
1960	382
1961	317
1962	772
1963	419
1964	393
1965	722
1966	296
1967	878
1968	512
1969	737
1970	910
1971	436
1972	567
1973	866
1974	897
1975	426
1976	915
1977	467
1978	1,273
1979	892
1980	458
1981	542
1982	744
1983	1,965
1984	1,354
1985	1,371
1986	751
1987	735
1988	1,547
1989	544
1990	805
1991	757
1992	1,084
1993	856
1994	622
1995	1,220
1996	934
1997	1,389
1998	1,385
1999	1,048
2000	1,500
2001	631
2002	867
2003	718
2004	956
2005	601
2006	1,104
2007	1,246
2008	1,430
2009	735
2010	1,259
2011	1,684
2012	803
2013	886
2014	588
2015	692
2016	605
2017	838
2018	714
2019	797
2020	1,349
2021	407
2022	1,782
2023	905
2024	1,161
2025	894
2026	846

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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	206
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1