Weather Records on 6 November 1966

548 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1966. Highest significance: Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 6 November 1966

On 6 November 1966, 548 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 537 daily.
Alpena Co Rgnl AP set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 6 November 1966.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

548 stations

548 station records on 6 November 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alldays	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turner	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rentachintala	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buhta Providenja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aguiar da Beira	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mascot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tohatchi 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

548 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 6 November 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 6 November 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1966

Top 20 records on 6 November 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1966	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Haxby 18 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Koolau Dam 833, US	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Waimanalo 794, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Angola, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Chinook, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Makapuu Point 724, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Waialua 847, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith), AU	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Alldays, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Lima Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Turner, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Pacific Salt, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Rentachintala, IN	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Baindur, IN	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Franklinville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1966	Balmoral Station, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	37 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 548 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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	426
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1