Weather Records on 6 October 1966

351 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1966. Highest significance: Karesuando, SE.

Key Facts for 6 October 1966

On 6 October 1966, 351 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 329 daily.
Karesuando set a daily record snow depth of 25.0 cm (9.8 in) on 6 October 1966.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

351 stations

351 station records on 6 October 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Umikoa 118	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nottingham Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rangia	India	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Benipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shadrinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Balmorhea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Neriamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ojinaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tyumen Amsg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ischim Amsg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Verkhneuralsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

351 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 6 October 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 6 October 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 329.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

288 broken records

Margins by which the 288 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1966

Top 20 records on 6 October 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1966	Karesuando, SE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1966	Umikoa 118, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1966	Gorlitz, DE	monthly high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1966	Karikode, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1966	Namakkal, IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1966	Nottingham Island, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1966	Rangia, IN	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1966	Benipatti, IN	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1966	Kurgan, RU	monthly high min	13.2 C (55.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1966	Butchers Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1966	Tobolsk, RU	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1966	Pecos, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1966	Old Halls Creek, AU	daily low max	28.4 C (83.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1966	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high min	13.4 C (56.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1966	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily low min	9.9 C (49.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1966	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1966	Brocken, DE	daily high max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1966	Russellville, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1966	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1966	Amarante, BR	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	35 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

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 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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 25	275
25 to 50	8
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1