Weather Records on 5 July 1976

639 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1976. Highest significance: Toccoa, US.

Key Facts for 5 July 1976

On 5 July 1976, 639 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 304 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 604 daily.
Toccoa set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 5 July 1976.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

639 stations

639 station records on 5 July 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Natalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sain Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cormick 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cotton Valley 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Janaul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jalostotitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cardenas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Horinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

639 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 210, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 184.

Records on 5 July 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	210
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1976

Top 20 records on 5 July 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1976	Toccoa, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1976	Cleveland, US	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1976	San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1976	Laredo, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1976	Natalia, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1976	Montemorelos, MX	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1976	Valley Head, US	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1976	Carrollton, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1976	Sain Alto, MX	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1976	Mc Cormick 9 E, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1976	Coalcoman (Smn), MX	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1976	Galway, IE	daily high min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1976	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1976	Saluda, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1976	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1976	Ojo de Agua, MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1976	Greenwood, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1976	Vasilevici, BY	daily low min	5.3 C (41.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1976	San Marcos, MX	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1976	Niznij Novgorod, RU	monthly low max	8.6 C (47.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	63 years	39 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

1796 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1976. 1976 had 639 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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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 10	457
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1