Weather Records on 18 July 1976

1,047 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1976. Highest significance: Mahackala, RU.

Key Facts for 18 July 1976

On 18 July 1976, 1,047 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 598 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,029 daily.
Mahackala set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 18 July 1976.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,047 stations

1,047 station records on 18 July 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Severnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Slavjansk-Na-Kubani	Russia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vittangi	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kizljar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Ephrem	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springvalley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arcade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magiscatzin (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,047 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 248, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 350, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 18 July 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	248
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	350
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1976 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 1,029.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

827 broken records

Margins by which the 827 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1976

Top 20 records on 18 July 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1976	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1976	Council, US	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1976	Severnoe, RU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1976	McCall, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1976	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1976	Podor, SN	daily low max	30.4 C (86.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1976	Slavjansk-Na-Kubani, RU	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1976	Trident, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1976	Gorlitz, DE	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1976	Barabinsk, RU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1976	Vittangi, SE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1976	Kizljar, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1976	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1976	Hiawatha, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1976	St Ephrem, CA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1976	Alexandria, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 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)
18 July 1976	Eagle FAA AP, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1976	Robert Lee 4WSW, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1976	Mina, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	64 years	38 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 1,047 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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Data for records on 1976-07-18: 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 10	749
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1