Weather Records on 16 October 1966

669 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1966. Highest significance: Adoni, IN.

Key Facts for 16 October 1966

On 16 October 1966, 669 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 465 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 663 daily.
Adoni set a daily record precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 16 October 1966.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

669 stations

669 station records on 16 October 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Koobabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kartaly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kosigi(Kesigi)	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bovenlandsplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

669 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 317, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 16 October 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	317
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 16 October 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 663.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 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

16 October 1966

Top 20 records on 16 October 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1966	Adoni, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1966	Koobabbie, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1966	Honomu Mauka 138, US	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1966	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1966	Ft Deposit, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1966	Kartaly, RU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1966	Virudhunagar, IN	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1966	Greenethorpe (Iandra), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1966	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1966	Karesuando, SE	monthly snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1966	Kaumana 88.1, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1966	Yemmiganur, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1966	Kosigi(Kesigi), IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1966	Rangely 1E, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1966	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1966	San Jacinto, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1966	Pratt 3NW, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1966	Yates Ctr, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1966	Windsor, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1966	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	32 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

1796 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1966. 1966 had 669 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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	509
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2