Weather Records on 13 September 1966

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1966. Highest significance: Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US.

Key Facts for 13 September 1966

On 13 September 1966, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 493 daily.
Cheyenne Wells 2NE set a daily record precipitation of 83.3 mm (3.3 in) on 13 September 1966.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 13 September 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berezovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix Indian School	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Childersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longvalley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centreville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 311.

Records on 13 September 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 September 1966 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

438 broken records

Margins by which the 438 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1966

Top 20 records on 13 September 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1966	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1966	Asheville, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1966	Huntley Exp STN, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1966	Barnawartha, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1966	Bertrand, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1966	Oneonta, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1966	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1966	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1966	Lead, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1966	Crow Agency, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1966	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1966	Balranald (Tillara), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1966	Tallapoosa 2 N, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1966	Franklin, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1966	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1966	Auburn, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1966	Sacaton, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1966	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1966	Spearfish, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1966	Leeds, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	47 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

1793 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1966. 1966 had 501 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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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 10	337
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1