Weather Records on 4 July 1976

785 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1976. Highest significance: Caruthersville, US.

Key Facts for 4 July 1976

On 4 July 1976, 785 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 216 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 719 daily.
Caruthersville set an all-time record daily precipitation of 172.2 mm (6.8 in) on 4 July 1976.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

785 stations

785 station records on 4 July 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	91 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bocaina (Fazenda Santa Clara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Queluz (Centro Saude)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cruzeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lachin	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Passa Quatro (Inmet)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cienega de Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Do Massaim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lamounier	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pindamonhangaba (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bananal (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ibertioga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ze da Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caxambu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Congonhal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natividade da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao de Sao Joaquim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estrada de Cunha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Acude	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenio Lefevre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crossroads 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manhuacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madre de Deus de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shamakhy	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Costa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

785 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 415.

Records on 4 July 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	415
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1976 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 60, daily 719.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

684 broken records

Margins by which the 684 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1976

Top 20 records on 4 July 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1976	Caruthersville, US	all-time rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	80 years	91 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 July 1976	Bocaina (Fazenda Santa Clara), BR	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1976	Cameron, US	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1976	Queluz (Centro Saude), BR	monthly rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1976	Black Rock, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1976	Gatesville, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1976	Cruzeiro, BR	monthly rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1976	Lachin, AZ	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1976	Usina Do Chicao, BR	monthly rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1976	Passa Quatro (Inmet), BR	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1976	Cienega de Flores, MX	monthly rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1976	Oxford, GB	monthly high min	20.3 C (68.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	140 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1976	Hillsboro, US	monthly rain	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1976	Santa Rita Do Massaim, BR	monthly rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1976	Lamounier, BR	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1976	Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd), BR	monthly rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1976	Claremore 2 ENE, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1976	Cristina, BR	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1976	San Bartolo, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1976	Pindamonhangaba (Pcd), BR	monthly rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	49 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

1806 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1976. 1976 had 785 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

Download the Data

Data for records on 1976-07-04: 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 20	578
20 to 40	84
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1