Weather Records on 8 October 1966

394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1966. Highest significance: Moura Brasil, BR.

Key Facts for 8 October 1966

On 8 October 1966, 394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 388 daily.
Moura Brasil set a monthly record daily precipitation of 98.0 mm (3.9 in) on 8 October 1966.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

394 stations

394 station records on 8 October 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moura Brasil	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shencottah	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parapeuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shamakhy	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galeana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bocaina (Fazenda Santa Clara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cruzeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waneta	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

394 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 October 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 October 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 388.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

319 broken records

Margins by which the 319 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1966

Top 20 records on 8 October 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1966	Moura Brasil, BR	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1966	Shencottah, IN	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1966	Theethandathanam, IN	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1966	Parapeuna, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1966	Mudukulathur, IN	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1966	Karesuando, SE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1966	Shamakhy, AZ	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1966	Wien, AT	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1966	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	81 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1966	Putbus, DE	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1966	Galeana (Smn), MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1966	Morekulam, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1966	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1966	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1966	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1966	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1966	Skara 1, SE	daily high min	10.9 C (51.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1966	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1966	Cottbus, DE	daily high max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1966	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily low min	5.9 C (42.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	64 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 394 records.

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

Records on 10-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1812	1
1815	1
1824	2
1829	1
1834	1
1839	2
1843	1
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	3
1865	2
1869	1
1870	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	6
1889	5
1890	2
1891	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	13
1901	5
1903	6
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	17
1908	27
1909	9
1910	13
1911	14
1912	17
1913	66
1914	27
1915	18
1916	121
1917	47
1918	33
1919	98
1920	104
1921	90
1922	51
1923	127
1924	118
1925	207
1926	162
1927	106
1928	303
1929	75
1930	400
1931	391
1932	283
1933	237
1934	241
1935	427
1936	645
1937	262
1938	331
1939	810
1940	170
1941	587
1942	209
1943	405
1944	191
1945	314
1946	471
1947	311
1948	344
1949	1,198
1950	535
1951	417
1952	1,034
1953	401
1954	521
1955	600
1956	556
1957	473
1958	451
1959	962
1960	316
1961	630
1962	597
1963	363
1964	1,078
1965	449
1966	394
1967	452
1968	405
1969	307
1970	1,672
1971	468
1972	367
1973	770
1974	604
1975	1,034
1976	1,302
1977	818
1978	671
1979	882
1980	758
1981	719
1982	1,184
1983	712
1984	694
1985	1,635
1986	429
1987	1,271
1988	793
1989	641
1990	1,438
1991	915
1992	1,277
1993	946
1994	1,259
1995	703
1996	1,261
1997	2,604
1998	941
1999	1,196
2000	2,916
2001	810
2002	706
2003	1,225
2004	748
2005	1,303
2006	625
2007	1,924
2008	582
2009	1,506
2010	1,062
2011	1,055
2012	943
2013	496
2014	554
2015	682
2016	550
2017	944
2018	1,135
2019	532
2020	1,163
2021	766
2022	572
2023	720
2024	877
2025	585
2026	784

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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	308
25 to 50	8
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1