Weather Records on 26 October 1966

271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1966. Highest significance: Pinsk, BY.

Key Facts for 26 October 1966

On 26 October 1966, 271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 264 daily.
Pinsk set a daily record precipitation of 26.5 mm (1.0 in) on 26 October 1966.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

271 stations

271 station records on 26 October 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cernuska	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sarapul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walla Walla WSO City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nozovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnoufimsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yandal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kronach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arzamas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Florania	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neustadt/Aisch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huell	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weinsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jubilejnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

271 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 October 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 October 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

212 broken records

Margins by which the 212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1966

Top 20 records on 26 October 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1966	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1966	Karesuando, SE	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1966	Yakutat AP, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1966	Geneve Observatoire, CH	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1966	Skegness, GB	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1966	Cernuska, RU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1966	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1966	Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern, DE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1966	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1966	Tororo, UG	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1966	Parkdale, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1966	Summit, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1966	Richland, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1966	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1966	Paisley, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1966	Suolovuopmi, NO	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1966	Ft Meade, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1966	Yakutat AP, US	monthly low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1966	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	60 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1966	Kamloops, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	24 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

1816 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1966. 1966 had 271 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	206
20 to 40	1
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1