Weather Records on 8 September 1966

351 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1966. Highest significance: Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU.

Key Facts for 8 September 1966

On 8 September 1966, 351 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 341 daily.
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 8 September 1966.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

351 stations

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

Weather records on 8 September 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Viramgam	India	Record daily precipitation	332.0 mm (13.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sirohi	India	Record daily precipitation	225.3 mm (8.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sanand	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Badarwah	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parbatsar	India	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheoganj	India	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kampur	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaira	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lewis Hill (St Pauls River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fazilka	India	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jawaja	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Umbergaon	India	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Langet	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sachor	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pali	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hindoli	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abohar	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Himatnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deesa	India	Record daily precipitation	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Katiya	India	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aslali	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tepeaca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

351 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 177.

Records on 8 September 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 341.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 256.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1966

Top 20 records on 8 September 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1966	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1966	Viramgam, IN	daily rain	332.0 mm (13.1 in)	256.6 mm (10.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1966	Sirohi, IN	daily rain	225.3 mm (8.9 in)	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1966	Ramban, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1966	Ahmadabad, IN	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1966	Sanand, IN	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1966	Badarwah, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1966	Parbatsar, IN	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	109.1 mm (4.3 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1966	Sheoganj, IN	monthly rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1966	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1966	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1966	Kampur, IN	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1966	Kaira, IN	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1966	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	monthly high min	10.9 C (51.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1966	Lewis Hill (St Pauls River), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1966	Fazilka, IN	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1966	Jawaja, IN	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1966	Ormley, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1966	Kempton (Oakmore), AU	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1966	Umbergaon, IN	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	38 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 351 records.

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

Records on 09-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1813	1
1814	2
1815	2
1833	1
1837	1
1845	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	2
1851	1
1854	1
1855	3
1857	1
1860	3
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	3
1883	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	10
1906	14
1907	7
1908	4
1909	7
1910	9
1911	20
1912	62
1913	19
1914	37
1915	32
1916	25
1917	166
1918	31
1919	240
1920	59
1921	299
1922	206
1923	116
1924	138
1925	232
1926	141
1927	177
1928	93
1929	397
1930	156
1931	480
1932	465
1933	728
1934	407
1935	353
1936	535
1937	222
1938	397
1939	547
1940	297
1941	477
1942	375
1943	488
1944	769
1945	423
1946	325
1947	586
1948	340
1949	765
1950	570
1951	389
1952	382
1953	324
1954	309
1955	481
1956	717
1957	427
1958	480
1959	667
1960	678
1961	351
1962	682
1963	378
1964	294
1965	472
1966	351
1967	380
1968	308
1969	556
1970	582
1971	704
1972	523
1973	873
1974	626
1975	564
1976	639
1977	726
1978	1,165
1979	813
1980	739
1981	854
1982	605
1983	1,154
1984	1,123
1985	1,492
1986	1,203
1987	880
1988	856
1989	648
1990	747
1991	806
1992	869
1993	783
1994	704
1995	1,324
1996	609
1997	892
1998	1,331
1999	1,196
2000	981
2001	1,643
2002	1,238
2003	819
2004	1,576
2005	1,015
2006	850
2007	1,112
2008	878
2009	832
2010	1,143
2011	1,554
2012	813
2013	831
2014	515
2015	728
2016	951
2017	978
2018	724
2019	903
2020	1,952
2021	1,080
2022	1,567
2023	1,242
2024	1,336
2025	707
2026	699

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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 50	265
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1