Weather Records on 9 July 1976

740 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 July 1976. Highest significance: Matehuala (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 9 July 1976

On 9 July 1976, 740 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
246 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 701 daily.
Matehuala (Smn) set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 9 July 1976.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

740 stations

740 station records on 9 July 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 July 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Houd Constant	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indaiatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Extremadura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toora-Hem	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Barker	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

740 records

Records set or tied on 9 July 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 315.

Records on 9 July 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	315
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 July 1976 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 36, daily 701.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

590 broken records

Margins by which the 590 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 July 1976

Top 20 records on 9 July 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 1976	Matehuala (Smn), MX	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	Macedon Lock E30, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	Robstown, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	Mildred, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	La Pryor, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	Palacios Muni AP, US	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	Brackettville, US	monthly low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	Gore Bay, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	Dohne, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	Houd Constant, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	Mission 4 W, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	Ojo de Agua, MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	Burnet, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	Menard, US	monthly low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	Menard, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	New Braunfels, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	42 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

1793 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 740 records.

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

Records on 07-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1815	3
1826	1
1828	2
1837	1
1845	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	4
1879	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	4
1897	2
1898	4
1899	5
1900	10
1901	10
1902	8
1903	15
1904	31
1905	28
1906	4
1907	10
1908	16
1909	16
1910	19
1911	26
1912	28
1913	42
1914	54
1915	42
1916	43
1917	19
1918	60
1919	33
1920	28
1921	73
1922	145
1923	90
1924	140
1925	135
1926	242
1927	123
1928	115
1929	250
1930	436
1931	202
1932	216
1933	444
1934	339
1935	433
1936	1,128
1937	274
1938	196
1939	345
1940	319
1941	273
1942	324
1943	252
1944	415
1945	371
1946	436
1947	684
1948	377
1949	433
1950	522
1951	502
1952	694
1953	450
1954	479
1955	513
1956	438
1957	385
1958	472
1959	483
1960	332
1961	564
1962	253
1963	1,029
1964	425
1965	444
1966	428
1967	216
1968	645
1969	619
1970	471
1971	406
1972	606
1973	588
1974	1,013
1975	567
1976	740
1977	617
1978	882
1979	721
1980	970
1981	1,009
1982	598
1983	1,039
1984	783
1985	1,228
1986	843
1987	882
1988	1,109
1989	965
1990	770
1991	1,295
1992	1,126
1993	1,454
1994	1,151
1995	939
1996	1,690
1997	930
1998	1,403
1999	952
2000	1,055
2001	965
2002	1,127
2003	906
2004	824
2005	1,373
2006	965
2007	949
2008	1,188
2009	1,165
2010	1,477
2011	1,047
2012	904
2013	478
2014	806
2015	1,221
2016	631
2017	638
2018	555
2019	602
2020	614
2021	1,198
2022	674
2023	833
2024	1,530
2025	696
2026	508

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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	469
10 to 20	73
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1