Weather Records on 4 October 1966

464 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1966. Highest significance: Murrungowar, AU.

Key Facts for 4 October 1966

On 4 October 1966, 464 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 94 monthly and 370 daily.
Murrungowar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 175.8 mm (6.9 in) on 4 October 1966.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

464 stations

464 station records on 4 October 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sardine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Callignee South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alliston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

464 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 4 October 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 4 October 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 94, daily 370.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1966

Top 20 records on 4 October 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1966	Murrungowar, AU	monthly rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1966	Brodribb River, AU	monthly rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1966	Sardine Creek, AU	monthly rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1966	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1966	Nowa Nowa (Wairewa), AU	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1966	Margaret River Station, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1966	Bonang, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1966	Butchers Ridge, AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1966	Putbus, DE	monthly high max	25.3 C (77.5 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1966	Saint-Germain-Les-Belles, FR	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1966	Bendoc Park, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1966	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1966	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1966	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1966	Monticello Muni AP, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1966	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1966	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1966	Butchers Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1966	Bairnsdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1966	Catus, FR	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	51 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

1795 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1966. 1966 had 464 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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Data for records on 1966-10-04: 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	353
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1