Weather Records on 10 July 1976

724 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 July 1976. Highest significance: Willowghby East Lake, US.

Key Facts for 10 July 1976

On 10 July 1976, 724 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
268 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 698 daily.
Willowghby East Lake set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 10 July 1976.
Across 173 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

724 stations

724 station records on 10 July 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 July 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brazos	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ze da Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
C.A.E. Llera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers City 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ourinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bol'sie-Uki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Lagos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Guaracha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenio Lefevre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paso del Cuarenta I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bira	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Serdan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

724 records

Records set or tied on 10 July 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 146, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 250.

Records on 10 July 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	146
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 July 1976 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 19, daily 698.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

557 broken records

Margins by which the 557 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 July 1976

Top 20 records on 10 July 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 July 1976	Willowghby East Lake, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	Jaral de Berrios, MX	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	Brazos, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	Mercedes 6 SSE, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	Ze da Rosa, BR	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	C.A.E. Llera, MX	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	Desoto City 8 SW, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	Ixmiquilpan (Smn), MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	Rogers City 3 S, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	Rocksprings, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	Ourinhos, BR	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	Santa Maria (Dge), MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	Bol'sie-Uki, RU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	San Juan de Los Lagos, MX	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	Burnet, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1976	Port Lavaca 2, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	40 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 724 records.

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

Records on 07-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1815	2
1826	1
1829	1
1835	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	3
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	4
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	4
1899	10
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	16
1904	25
1905	40
1906	4
1907	5
1908	7
1909	15
1910	25
1911	58
1912	29
1913	38
1914	48
1915	20
1916	56
1917	51
1918	36
1919	23
1920	29
1921	81
1922	67
1923	113
1924	66
1925	257
1926	321
1927	95
1928	102
1929	175
1930	540
1931	292
1932	355
1933	570
1934	327
1935	306
1936	1,338
1937	304
1938	151
1939	327
1940	398
1941	432
1942	628
1943	283
1944	478
1945	729
1946	467
1947	537
1948	367
1949	392
1950	680
1951	551
1952	814
1953	529
1954	684
1955	497
1956	434
1957	514
1958	402
1959	512
1960	451
1961	688
1962	456
1963	950
1964	368
1965	357
1966	512
1967	341
1968	598
1969	518
1970	464
1971	568
1972	447
1973	528
1974	871
1975	712
1976	724
1977	486
1978	1,076
1979	686
1980	1,113
1981	811
1982	602
1983	1,184
1984	962
1985	657
1986	686
1987	862
1988	1,024
1989	869
1990	820
1991	890
1992	864
1993	1,088
1994	864
1995	1,096
1996	1,604
1997	846
1998	1,259
1999	964
2000	889
2001	992
2002	1,336
2003	981
2004	621
2005	1,077
2006	920
2007	954
2008	874
2009	951
2010	1,509
2011	1,102
2012	1,015
2013	545
2014	660
2015	1,025
2016	859
2017	547
2018	554
2019	529
2020	775
2021	1,081
2022	691
2023	837
2024	1,576
2025	704
2026	472

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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	475
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2