Weather Records on 7 October 1966

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1966. Highest significance: Vilatnikulam, IN.

Key Facts for 7 October 1966

On 7 October 1966, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 390 daily.
Vilatnikulam set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 7 October 1966.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 7 October 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Piracicaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aiyansh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ayikudi	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 7 October 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 7 October 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 390.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

318 broken records

Margins by which the 318 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1966

Top 20 records on 7 October 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1966	Vilatnikulam, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1966	San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1966	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1966	Tirunelveli, IN	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1966	Daroca, ES	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1966	Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1966	Rani(Ranigoda), IN	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1966	Marungapuri, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1966	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	186 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1966	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1966	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1966	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1966	Innsbruck, AT	daily high max	23.5 C (74.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1966	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high min	14.3 C (57.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1966	Cottbus, DE	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1966	Muthupet, IN	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1966	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1966	Karesuando, SE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1966	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily high max	20.7 C (69.3 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1966	Arasadi, IN	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	33 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 398 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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 20	288
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1