Weather Records on 3 November 1966

1,373 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1966. Highest significance: Ann Arbor U of Mich, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1966

On 3 November 1966, 1,373 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 635 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 88 monthly and 1,284 daily.
Ann Arbor U of Mich set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 3 November 1966.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,373 stations

1,373 station records on 3 November 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Defiance	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Paoli	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alma	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heaslip	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,373 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 308, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 327, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 183, Deepest snow cover 121.

Records on 3 November 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	308
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	327
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	183
Deepest snow cover	121

Records on 3 November 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 88, daily 1,284.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,125 broken records

Margins by which the 1,125 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1966

Top 20 records on 3 November 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1966	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Defiance, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Collingwood, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Rushville, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Greenfield, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Paoli, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Alma, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Greensburg, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Alma, US	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Paoli, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Kenton, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1966	Noblesville River, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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

1821 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1966. 1966 had 1,373 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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	942
50 to 100	81
100 to 150	49
150 to 200	38
200 to 250	9
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	1