Weather Records on 10 October 1966

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1966. Highest significance: Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ.

Key Facts for 10 October 1966

On 10 October 1966, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 372 daily.
Oran-Hopital Militaire set a daily record low maximum temperature of 14.0 C (57.2 F) on 10 October 1966.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

378 stations

378 station records on 10 October 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calingiri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Payne	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bol'soe-Almaatinskoe-Ozero	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chiautla de Tapia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vendinga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Najahan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Doctortown 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jane Lew	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 10 October 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 10 October 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

309 broken records

Margins by which the 309 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1966

Top 20 records on 10 October 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 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)
10 October 1966	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1966	Kalihi Rsch Site 777, US	daily rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1966	Auburn, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1966	Ft Deposit, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1966	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1966	Karesuando, SE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1966	Selma, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1966	Milstead, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1966	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1966	Kaneohe Mauka 781, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1966	Moultrie 2 ESE, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1966	Calingiri, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1966	Gnowangerup, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1966	Douglas, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1966	Makapuu Point 724, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1966	Dublin, US	monthly rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1966	Badgebup, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1966	Tifton, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1966	Suolovuopmi, NO	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	48 years	36 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 378 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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 50	297
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1