Weather Records on 31 January 1976

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1976. Highest significance: Ravenshill, ZA.

Key Facts for 31 January 1976

On 31 January 1976, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
293 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 542 daily.
Ravenshill set a daily record precipitation of 157.0 mm (6.2 in) on 31 January 1976.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 31 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.9 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jedburgh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wyberba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berrings	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Kayrunnera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amberd (Koshabulakh)	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goombie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tehuantepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	168.0 cm (66.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fig Tree	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salique (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record snow depth	208.0 cm (81.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inyoko	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Three Lynx	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emudilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record snow depth	212.0 cm (83.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 31 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 31 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 542.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

462 broken records

Margins by which the 462 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 750.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1976

Top 20 records on 31 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1976	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1976	White Cliffs (Purnanga), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1976	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1976	Wilgeboom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	128.9 mm (5.1 in)	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1976	Jedburgh Station, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1976	Eromanga - Webber St, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1976	Bontfontein, ZA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1976	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1976	Mahalapye, BW	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1976	Nebo, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1976	Wyberba, AU	daily rain	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	180.2 mm (7.1 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1976	Longford, AU	all-time rain	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1976	De Hoek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1976	Hungerford, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1976	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	daily rain	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1976	Berrings, ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1976	White Cliffs (Kayrunnera), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1976	Washburn, US	monthly high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1976	Amberd (Koshabulakh), AM	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 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

1800 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1976. 1976 had 569 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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	442
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1