Weather Records on 1 January 1976

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1976. Highest significance: Bridgeport, US.

Key Facts for 1 January 1976

On 1 January 1976, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 794 daily.
Bridgeport set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 1 January 1976.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

855 stations

855 station records on 1 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Farmingdale 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Angurugu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neverset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bluestone Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pedra Lavrada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 399, Heaviest daily snowfall 152, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 1 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	399
Heaviest daily snowfall	152
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 1 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 55, daily 794.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

708 broken records

Margins by which the 708 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 510.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1976

Top 20 records on 1 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1976	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1976	Box Butte Exp STN, US	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1976	Grootvlei (Pol), ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1976	Farmingdale 4 N, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1976	Angurugu, AU	daily rain	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1976	Rockville 1 NE, US	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1976	Merriman, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1976	Kafferskraal, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1976	New Salem 5NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1976	Denair 3 NNE, US	all-time low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1976	Dalton, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1976	Richardton Abbey, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1976	Teuschnitz, DE	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1976	Box Butte Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1976	Waterkloof, ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1976	Taylor, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1976	Borns (Pol), ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1976	Oliphantspoort, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1976	Harrisburg 12WNW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1976	De Smet, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	68 years	45 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

1798 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1976. 1976 had 855 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 100	673
100 to 200	29
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2