Weather Records on 29 October 1966

264 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1966. Highest significance: Zametchino, RU.

Key Facts for 29 October 1966

On 29 October 1966, 264 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 251 daily.
Zametchino set a daily record precipitation of 30.1 mm (1.2 in) on 29 October 1966.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

264 stations

264 station records on 29 October 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moura Brasil	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hickeys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodenbong (Unumgar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Castille	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrov Gaj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arzamas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnjaja Tom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simanovskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lara Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Obluce	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Ozernoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mubarec	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culpanovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Byssa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baisun	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pacelma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duvan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tambov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shirabad	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

264 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 29 October 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 29 October 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 251.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

218 broken records

Margins by which the 218 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1966

Top 20 records on 29 October 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1966	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1966	Lukojanov, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1966	Poretskoye, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1966	Elatma, RU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1966	Karasjok, NO	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1966	Moura Brasil, BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1966	Rani(Ranigoda), IN	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1966	Bolsoy Santar, RU	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1966	Karesuando, SE	daily low max	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1966	Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1966	Hickeys Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1966	Toledo Blade, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1966	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1966	Woodenbong (Unumgar St), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1966	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1966	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily high max	15.7 C (60.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	69 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1966	La Sal, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1966	Mazanovo, RU	monthly rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1966	Castille, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1966	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	35 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

1837 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1966. 1966 had 264 records.

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

Records on 10-29 in each year
Year	Records
1837	1
1846	1
1849	1
1854	1
1856	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	11
1891	3
1892	3
1894	1
1895	1
1896	4
1897	2
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	10
1903	4
1904	4
1905	9
1906	16
1907	15
1908	22
1909	22
1910	79
1911	10
1912	32
1913	67
1914	13
1915	47
1916	34
1917	74
1918	97
1919	53
1920	39
1921	49
1922	150
1923	85
1924	120
1925	698
1926	120
1927	350
1928	125
1929	226
1930	333
1931	199
1932	195
1933	301
1934	169
1935	553
1936	313
1937	919
1938	199
1939	159
1940	484
1941	284
1942	408
1943	256
1944	427
1945	471
1946	1,140
1947	323
1948	281
1949	434
1950	794
1951	203
1952	759
1953	529
1954	316
1955	477
1956	440
1957	379
1958	346
1959	740
1960	282
1961	792
1962	536
1963	422
1964	371
1965	575
1966	264
1967	382
1968	686
1969	679
1970	630
1971	1,773
1972	954
1973	602
1974	958
1975	387
1976	1,006
1977	474
1978	297
1979	488
1980	936
1981	474
1982	655
1983	287
1984	1,540
1985	874
1986	361
1987	940
1988	729
1989	1,033
1990	677
1991	2,609
1992	1,082
1993	868
1994	715
1995	693
1996	1,169
1997	1,155
1998	900
1999	791
2000	1,238
2001	965
2002	1,139
2003	1,406
2004	1,562
2005	974
2006	1,097
2007	1,120
2008	1,547
2009	1,250
2010	547
2011	852
2012	1,389
2013	774
2014	585
2015	553
2016	965
2017	979
2018	550
2019	1,902
2020	1,228
2021	812
2022	1,034
2023	1,264
2024	1,067
2025	419

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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 10	188
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1