Weather Records on 16 July 1976

840 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1976. Highest significance: Sviland, NO.

Key Facts for 16 July 1976

On 16 July 1976, 840 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
287 were record highs and 357 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 820 daily.
Sviland set a daily record precipitation of 63.6 mm (2.5 in) on 16 July 1976.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

840 stations

840 station records on 16 July 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tonichi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galeana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Samarkand	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

840 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 213, Heaviest daily rainfall 196.

Records on 16 July 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	213
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 820.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

675 broken records

Margins by which the 675 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1976

Top 20 records on 16 July 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1976	Sviland, NO	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Shoals 8 S, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Burnet, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Purcell 2 SW, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Concordia, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Roldal, NO	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Illinois City Dam 16, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Tonichi, MX	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Southport 5 N, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Bishop AP, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Toledo Blade, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Mellette 4 W, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Vandalia, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Le Bourget, FR	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Seminole, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Bulken, NO	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1976	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	91 years	37 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

1798 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1976. 1976 had 840 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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	606
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3