Weather Records on 12 November 1966

517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1966. Highest significance: Anahuac, US.

Key Facts for 12 November 1966

On 12 November 1966, 517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 509 daily.
Anahuac set a daily record precipitation of 135.1 mm (5.3 in) on 12 November 1966.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

517 stations

517 station records on 12 November 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kudal	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guararema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Evap	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

517 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 12 November 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 12 November 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 509.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

434 broken records

Margins by which the 434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1966

Top 20 records on 12 November 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1966	Anahuac, US	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1966	Fitzgerald, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1966	Shiggaon, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1966	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1966	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1966	De Ridder, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1966	Swan River, CA	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1966	Kudal, IN	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1966	Sankari, IN	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1966	Abbeville 4S, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1966	Rayne 6 N, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1966	Waseca, CA	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1966	Bon Wier, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1966	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1966	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1966	Tiruchengode, IN	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1966	Port Hastings, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1966	Port Hastings, CA	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1966	Elba, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1966	Hubli, IN	monthly rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	48 years	35 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

1802 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1966. 1966 had 517 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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	363
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1