Weather Records on 11 November 1966

769 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 November 1966. Highest significance: Roodebloem, ZA.

Key Facts for 11 November 1966

On 11 November 1966, 769 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
286 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 761 daily.
Roodebloem set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 11 November 1966.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

769 stations

769 station records on 11 November 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 November 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	154.1 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Proddatur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kowen Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coonoor	India	Record daily precipitation	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

769 records

Records set or tied on 11 November 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 282, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 11 November 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 11 November 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 761.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

662 broken records

Margins by which the 662 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 November 1966

Top 20 records on 11 November 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 November 1966	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1966	Glenmorgan, IN	daily rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1966	Vaikom, IN	daily rain	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1966	Circleville, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1966	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1966	Washington Court House, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1966	Sugartown, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1966	Boorara, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1966	Fort Cochin, IN	monthly rain	154.1 mm (6.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1966	Long Prairie, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1966	Bella Coola, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1966	Ootacamund Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1966	Lebanon, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1966	Madalya, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1966	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1966	Faith, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1966	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1966	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1966	Lakeville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1966	City of Melbourne Bay, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	38 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

1800 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1966. 1966 had 769 records.

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

Records on 11-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1811	2
1813	1
1815	1
1835	1
1837	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1858	2
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	13
1896	4
1897	5
1898	5
1899	9
1900	6
1901	11
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	12
1909	26
1910	31
1911	35
1912	17
1913	49
1914	54
1915	34
1916	72
1917	31
1918	25
1919	144
1920	118
1921	129
1922	25
1923	61
1924	343
1925	87
1926	368
1927	365
1928	88
1929	297
1930	202
1931	365
1932	252
1933	391
1934	216
1935	761
1936	479
1937	256
1938	250
1939	198
1940	873
1941	291
1942	235
1943	260
1944	333
1945	693
1946	811
1947	599
1948	305
1949	932
1950	1,035
1951	248
1952	356
1953	396
1954	543
1955	855
1956	587
1957	404
1958	206
1959	496
1960	404
1961	354
1962	324
1963	369
1964	782
1965	471
1966	769
1967	421
1968	737
1969	554
1970	1,330
1971	677
1972	423
1973	963
1974	540
1975	597
1976	644
1977	843
1978	1,558
1979	892
1980	854
1981	809
1982	1,507
1983	1,027
1984	742
1985	1,803
1986	2,470
1987	1,673
1988	685
1989	1,161
1990	1,012
1991	1,307
1992	1,418
1993	840
1994	734
1995	2,065
1996	1,159
1997	1,456
1998	1,442
1999	1,138
2000	1,623
2001	718
2002	1,553
2003	652
2004	1,069
2005	1,076
2006	1,228
2007	686
2008	950
2009	1,072
2010	1,110
2011	621
2012	1,455
2013	426
2014	828
2015	796
2016	766
2017	690
2018	967
2019	905
2020	1,558
2021	805
2022	1,583
2023	409
2024	487
2025	1,123

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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	637
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1