Weather Records on 9 September 1966

366 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 1966. Highest significance: Kargil, IN.

Key Facts for 9 September 1966

On 9 September 1966, 366 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 360 daily.
Kargil set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 9 September 1966.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

366 stations

366 station records on 9 September 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 September 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kargil	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jammu (In-AFB)	India	Record daily precipitation	170.3 mm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malashahibag	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sopore	India	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Badarwah	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manypeaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Churu	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sujangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nohar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Chico	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sanderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Patiala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Didwana	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Todgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rotan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

366 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 9 September 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 9 September 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 1966

Top 20 records on 9 September 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1966	Kargil, IN	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1966	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1966	Jammu (In-AFB), IN	daily rain	170.3 mm (6.7 in)	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1966	Malashahibag, IN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1966	Sopore, IN	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1966	Baramulla, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1966	Badarwah, IN	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1966	Bowie, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1966	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	10.8 C (51.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	123 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1966	Gatesville, US	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1966	Fort McPherson, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1966	Bowie, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1966	Manypeaks, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1966	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1966	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1966	Ferozepur City, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1966	Coleman, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1966	Hamlin 1SW, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1966	Oakley, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1966	Vevay, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	67 years	30 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

1806 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1966. 1966 had 366 records.

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

Records on 09-09 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1836	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1883	3
1884	4
1886	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	4
1894	3
1895	7
1897	3
1898	5
1899	6
1900	1
1901	4
1902	5
1903	14
1904	9
1905	8
1906	24
1907	9
1908	5
1909	9
1910	17
1911	27
1912	48
1913	12
1914	69
1915	48
1916	16
1917	44
1918	40
1919	74
1920	145
1921	92
1922	115
1923	58
1924	232
1925	248
1926	168
1927	246
1928	108
1929	362
1930	211
1931	558
1932	302
1933	433
1934	256
1935	461
1936	297
1937	242
1938	416
1939	429
1940	294
1941	763
1942	357
1943	596
1944	719
1945	355
1946	366
1947	465
1948	307
1949	1,407
1950	426
1951	338
1952	511
1953	344
1954	283
1955	608
1956	742
1957	390
1958	419
1959	736
1960	492
1961	383
1962	847
1963	400
1964	488
1965	326
1966	366
1967	367
1968	440
1969	603
1970	584
1971	498
1972	464
1973	517
1974	689
1975	555
1976	773
1977	410
1978	702
1979	878
1980	829
1981	1,011
1982	814
1983	958
1984	1,304
1985	1,269
1986	1,026
1987	676
1988	836
1989	983
1990	762
1991	882
1992	620
1993	886
1994	892
1995	937
1996	809
1997	837
1998	1,667
1999	1,013
2000	811
2001	1,647
2002	1,355
2003	786
2004	1,603
2005	1,068
2006	917
2007	948
2008	1,161
2009	792
2010	1,049
2011	1,328
2012	681
2013	974
2014	590
2015	806
2016	1,210
2017	661
2018	876
2019	953
2020	2,579
2021	1,458
2022	1,094
2023	1,222
2024	1,146
2025	520
2026	815

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Data for records on 1966-09-09: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	265
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1