Weather Records on 9 July 1966

428 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 July 1966. Highest significance: Findlay Wpcc, US.

Key Facts for 9 July 1966

On 9 July 1966, 428 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 417 daily.
Findlay Wpcc set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 9 July 1966.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

428 stations

428 station records on 9 July 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 July 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chikodi	India	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ibimirim (Jeritaco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Formoso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kanekal	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carpina (Floresta Dos Leoes)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baramati	India	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhneangarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moosonee Ua	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parner	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Papanasam	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maddock	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kodmur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

428 records

Records set or tied on 9 July 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 192.

Records on 9 July 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 July 1966 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 July 1966

Top 20 records on 9 July 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 1966	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1966	Rayakottah, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1966	Jagalur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1966	Vedasandur, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1966	Thathaiengarpet, IN	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1966	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1966	Srivilliputhur, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1966	Smoky Falls, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1966	Sulur, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1966	Hornepayne, CA	all-time rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1966	Kodaikanal, IN	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1966	Cuddapah, IN	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1966	Chikodi, IN	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1966	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1966	Ibimirim (Jeritaco), BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1966	Puthendam, IN	daily rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1966	Thief River Falls, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1966	Puttur, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1966	Kallatty, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1966	Newaygo Hardy Dam, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	41 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 428 records.

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

Records on 07-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1815	3
1826	1
1828	2
1837	1
1845	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	4
1879	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	4
1897	2
1898	4
1899	5
1900	10
1901	10
1902	8
1903	15
1904	31
1905	28
1906	4
1907	10
1908	16
1909	16
1910	19
1911	26
1912	28
1913	42
1914	54
1915	42
1916	43
1917	19
1918	60
1919	33
1920	28
1921	73
1922	145
1923	90
1924	140
1925	135
1926	242
1927	123
1928	115
1929	250
1930	436
1931	202
1932	216
1933	444
1934	339
1935	433
1936	1,128
1937	274
1938	196
1939	345
1940	319
1941	273
1942	324
1943	252
1944	415
1945	371
1946	436
1947	684
1948	377
1949	433
1950	522
1951	502
1952	694
1953	450
1954	479
1955	513
1956	438
1957	385
1958	472
1959	483
1960	332
1961	564
1962	253
1963	1,029
1964	425
1965	444
1966	428
1967	216
1968	645
1969	619
1970	471
1971	406
1972	606
1973	588
1974	1,013
1975	567
1976	740
1977	617
1978	882
1979	721
1980	970
1981	1,009
1982	598
1983	1,039
1984	783
1985	1,228
1986	843
1987	882
1988	1,109
1989	965
1990	770
1991	1,295
1992	1,126
1993	1,454
1994	1,151
1995	939
1996	1,690
1997	930
1998	1,403
1999	952
2000	1,055
2001	965
2002	1,127
2003	906
2004	824
2005	1,373
2006	965
2007	949
2008	1,188
2009	1,165
2010	1,477
2011	1,047
2012	904
2013	478
2014	806
2015	1,221
2016	631
2017	638
2018	555
2019	602
2020	614
2021	1,198
2022	674
2023	833
2024	1,530
2025	696
2026	508

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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	277
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1