Weather Records on 14 October 1966

1,224 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1966. Highest significance: Ipswich, US.

Key Facts for 14 October 1966

On 14 October 1966, 1,224 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 474 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,197 daily.
Ipswich set a daily record precipitation of 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 14 October 1966.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,224 stations

1,224 station records on 14 October 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pura Pura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atikokan Cli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hankinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,224 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 207, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 267, Heaviest daily rainfall 465, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 14 October 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	207
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	267
Heaviest daily rainfall	465
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 14 October 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 1,197.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,059 broken records

Margins by which the 1,059 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1966

Top 20 records on 14 October 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1966	Ipswich, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1966	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1966	Highmore, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1966	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1966	Mellette 4 W, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1966	Miller, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1966	Manildra (George St), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1966	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1966	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1966	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1966	Onaka, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1966	Pura Pura, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1966	Ottosdal, ZA	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1966	Byers 5 ENE, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1966	Wee Waa (Pendennis), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1966	Merriwa (Merry Vale), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1966	Atikokan Cli, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1966	Ft Morgan, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1966	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1966	Greenethorpe (Iandra), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	53 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 1,224 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 October 1966
Margin	Records
0 to 50	994
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2