Weather Records on 13 October 1966

878 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1966. Highest significance: Washington, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1966

On 13 October 1966, 878 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 245 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 864 daily.
Washington set a daily record precipitation of 69.1 mm (2.7 in) on 13 October 1966.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

878 stations

878 station records on 13 October 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huell	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Carellan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Engeland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ranaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sage 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamare	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan II	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

878 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 445, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 13 October 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	445
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 13 October 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 864.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

756 broken records

Margins by which the 756 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1966

Top 20 records on 13 October 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1966	Washington, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1966	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1966	Conception, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1966	Tooele, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1966	Orange, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1966	Huell, DE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1966	Keithsburg, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1966	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1966	Milan, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1966	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1966	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1966	Karesuando, SE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1966	Maryville 2E, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1966	Richmond, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1966	Gumla, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1966	Bethany, US	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1966	Orange 3, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1966	Silda Belpahari, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1966	Toledo Lorenzana, ES	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1966	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	47 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 878 records.

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

Records on 10-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1817	1
1831	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	2
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	6
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	8
1902	16
1903	10
1904	18
1905	5
1906	10
1907	16
1908	13
1909	39
1910	26
1911	13
1912	21
1913	29
1914	21
1915	79
1916	52
1917	30
1918	28
1919	47
1920	41
1921	74
1922	22
1923	159
1924	77
1925	208
1926	137
1927	225
1928	470
1929	169
1930	375
1931	317
1932	315
1933	186
1934	445
1935	310
1936	251
1937	371
1938	525
1939	203
1940	267
1941	555
1942	351
1943	501
1944	350
1945	252
1946	374
1947	399
1948	294
1949	599
1950	704
1951	411
1952	335
1953	275
1954	1,071
1955	535
1956	857
1957	629
1958	535
1959	536
1960	383
1961	433
1962	840
1963	519
1964	515
1965	180
1966	878
1967	307
1968	577
1969	2,308
1970	672
1971	576
1972	534
1973	811
1974	423
1975	1,002
1976	900
1977	1,036
1978	800
1979	922
1980	742
1981	973
1982	1,328
1983	1,412
1984	495
1985	979
1986	1,468
1987	1,155
1988	1,499
1989	571
1990	1,391
1991	807
1992	1,150
1993	932
1994	904
1995	1,224
1996	619
1997	1,790
1998	840
1999	696
2000	768
2001	1,112
2002	922
2003	764
2004	735
2005	761
2006	1,571
2007	602
2008	1,479
2009	1,777
2010	626
2011	772
2012	819
2013	478
2014	552
2015	853
2016	572
2017	708
2018	1,475
2019	874
2020	532
2021	1,413
2022	972
2023	1,060
2024	962
2025	760
2026	321

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	717
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3