Weather Records on 12 July 1976

812 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1976. Highest significance: Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US.

Key Facts for 12 July 1976

On 12 July 1976, 812 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 305 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 777 daily.
Ithaca Cornell UNIV set a daily record precipitation of 79.5 mm (3.1 in) on 12 July 1976.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

812 stations

812 station records on 12 July 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mayen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Van Horn	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barnesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rabbit Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gorodovikovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meteghan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Divnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Svetlograd	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
C.A.E. Llera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ecum Secum	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Hole	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piseco	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

812 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 244, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 292.

Records on 12 July 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	244
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 777.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

660 broken records

Margins by which the 660 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1976

Top 20 records on 12 July 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1976	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1976	Moncton, CA	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1976	Ashburnham, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1976	Annapolis Royal, CA	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1976	Roseville Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1976	Philo 3 SW, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1976	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1976	Grafton, US	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1976	Cadiz, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1976	Mayen, DE	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1976	Van Horn, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1976	Whitefish, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1976	Deseret, US	all-time high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1976	Brockville, CA	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1976	Sackville, CA	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1976	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1976	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1976	Springfield, CA	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1976	Teberda, RU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1976	North Bay, CA	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	45 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 812 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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Data for records on 1976-07-12: 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	595
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1