Weather Records on 7 January 1976

1,127 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1976. Highest significance: Donnybrook, AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 1976

On 7 January 1976, 1,127 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 346 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,070 daily.
Donnybrook set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.4 mm (2.4 in) on 7 January 1976.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,127 stations

1,127 station records on 7 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Capel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cloughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dinninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glen Warren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanup East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hamel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Roelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yornup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kojaneerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodperry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McAlinden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edenholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,127 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 241, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 555, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 7 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	241
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	555
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 7 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 55, daily 1,070.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

976 broken records

Margins by which the 976 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1976

Top 20 records on 7 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1976	Donnybrook, AU	monthly rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Brunswick Junction, AU	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Greenbushes, AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Boyanup, AU	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Pinjarra, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Broomehill, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Grassmere, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Kendenup, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Westbourne, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Wandering Comparison, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Albany, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Capel, AU	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Bunbury Post Office, AU	monthly rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Barrett Meadows, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Cloughton, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Cuballing, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1976	Dinninup, AU	monthly rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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

1826 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1976. 1976 had 1,127 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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Data for records on 1976-01-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 200	970
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1