Weather Records on 14 September 1966

888 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 September 1966. Highest significance: Bothaville (Mun), ZA.

Key Facts for 14 September 1966

On 14 September 1966, 888 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 864 daily.
Bothaville (Mun) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.0 mm (2.2 in) on 14 September 1966.
Across 159 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

888 stations

888 station records on 14 September 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 September 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dellyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ballantine	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arbovale 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parkton 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Junipine	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Floyd 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balcony Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Picardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warm Springs Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

888 records

Records set or tied on 14 September 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 137, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 641, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 14 September 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	137
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	641
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 14 September 1966 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 864.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

811 broken records

Margins by which the 811 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 September 1966

Top 20 records on 14 September 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 1966	Bothaville (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1966	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1966	Dellyanine, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1966	Carlisle, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1966	Quantico 1 S, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1966	Mornington, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1966	Wardensville R M Farm, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1966	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1966	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1966	Boyds 2 NW, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	116.9 mm (4.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1966	Glenn Dale Bell STN, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1966	Ballantine, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1966	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1966	New Park, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1966	Bedford, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1966	Arbovale 2, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1966	Parkton 2 SW, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1966	Wytheville, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1966	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1966	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	52 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

1814 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1966. 1966 had 888 records.

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

Records on 09-14 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1828	1
1830	1
1831	1
1833	1
1835	1
1837	3
1848	1
1854	1
1861	1
1867	2
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1886	5
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	2
1900	2
1901	11
1902	12
1903	34
1904	13
1905	12
1906	14
1907	7
1908	16
1909	31
1910	9
1911	61
1912	50
1913	36
1914	31
1915	116
1916	13
1917	30
1918	35
1919	166
1920	108
1921	38
1922	77
1923	279
1924	95
1925	206
1926	49
1927	455
1928	116
1929	185
1930	197
1931	652
1932	211
1933	365
1934	181
1935	636
1936	609
1937	406
1938	335
1939	1,007
1940	415
1941	227
1942	186
1943	281
1944	293
1945	691
1946	379
1947	718
1948	504
1949	640
1950	327
1951	422
1952	469
1953	680
1954	275
1955	469
1956	479
1957	490
1958	254
1959	702
1960	599
1961	956
1962	339
1963	592
1964	658
1965	640
1966	888
1967	355
1968	369
1969	429
1970	1,351
1971	549
1972	409
1973	854
1974	622
1975	880
1976	547
1977	572
1978	663
1979	957
1980	543
1981	486
1982	1,012
1983	623
1984	855
1985	736
1986	716
1987	856
1988	781
1989	1,127
1990	1,088
1991	999
1992	677
1993	2,279
1994	1,143
1995	904
1996	1,091
1997	786
1998	2,049
1999	854
2000	997
2001	813
2002	899
2003	821
2004	762
2005	878
2006	1,009
2007	672
2008	1,437
2009	843
2010	938
2011	1,132
2012	634
2013	760
2014	758
2015	888
2016	1,387
2017	677
2018	632
2019	524
2020	671
2021	419
2022	612
2023	507
2024	838
2025	527
2026	783

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Data for records on 1966-09-14: 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 20	704
20 to 40	68
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1