Weather Records on 9 October 1966

489 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1966. Highest significance: Macon, US.

Key Facts for 9 October 1966

On 9 October 1966, 489 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 475 daily.
Macon set a daily record precipitation of 117.3 mm (4.6 in) on 9 October 1966.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

489 stations

489 station records on 9 October 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Konnongorring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Redwing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mogumber Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthornden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chinocup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wye Wye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boodjerakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quondong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Icem (Usina Marimbondo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ygnattering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Almeria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mapulehu 542	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

489 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 9 October 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 9 October 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

409 broken records

Margins by which the 409 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1966

Top 20 records on 9 October 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1966	Macon, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1966	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max	14.0 C (57.2 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	105 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1966	Konnongorring, AU	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1966	Redwing, AU	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1966	Mogumber Farm, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1966	Hawthornden, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1966	Chinocup, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1966	Wye Wye, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1966	Boodjerakine, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1966	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1966	Martin Dam, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1966	Karesuando, SE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1966	Prattville, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1966	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1966	Hana 354, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1966	Ashwood, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1966	Quondong, AU	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1966	Icem (Usina Marimbondo), BR	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1966	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1966	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	87 years	35 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

1793 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1966. 1966 had 489 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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	396
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1