Weather Records on 31 July 1976

530 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1976. Highest significance: Caliente, US.

Key Facts for 31 July 1976

On 31 July 1976, 530 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 514 daily.
Caliente set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 31 July 1976.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

530 stations

530 station records on 31 July 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caliente	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gorin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Double Four Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vasterhaninge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bogucar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Feather Lakes 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apiuna -Regua Nova (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dalhousie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skovde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valujki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millerovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsborg_Mo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alberga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lindo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

530 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 180.

Records on 31 July 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

430 broken records

Margins by which the 430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1976

Top 20 records on 31 July 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1976	Caliente, US	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Quemado, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Mtn Home, US	all-time rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Riverdale, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Gorin, RU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Double Four Rch, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Vasterhaninge, SE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Berkeley, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Bishop AP, US	monthly low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Bogucar, RU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	12.3 C (54.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Landsort, SE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Red Feather Lakes 2 SE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low max	13.7 C (56.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Flen, SE	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Apiuna -Regua Nova (Pcd), BR	daily rain	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1976	Adaven, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	40 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

1804 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1976. 1976 had 530 records.

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

Records on 07-31 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1815	1
1816	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	2
1851	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1866	1
1873	2
1876	1
1879	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	16
1904	12
1905	10
1906	14
1907	17
1908	22
1909	15
1910	21
1911	29
1912	14
1913	31
1914	28
1915	71
1916	63
1917	126
1918	39
1919	27
1920	168
1921	112
1922	24
1923	236
1924	97
1925	349
1926	226
1927	161
1928	145
1929	134
1930	143
1931	441
1932	314
1933	504
1934	449
1935	418
1936	548
1937	297
1938	417
1939	357
1940	415
1941	323
1942	342
1943	342
1944	312
1945	499
1946	426
1947	341
1948	341
1949	406
1950	511
1951	364
1952	472
1953	414
1954	459
1955	813
1956	574
1957	268
1958	374
1959	424
1960	622
1961	504
1962	348
1963	294
1964	637
1965	858
1966	606
1967	326
1968	637
1969	440
1970	576
1971	1,850
1972	667
1973	583
1974	363
1975	1,386
1976	530
1977	543
1978	754
1979	501
1980	1,047
1981	672
1982	767
1983	901
1984	777
1985	1,065
1986	1,021
1987	934
1988	940
1989	1,753
1990	911
1991	647
1992	1,169
1993	1,031
1994	1,207
1995	1,223
1996	1,084
1997	984
1998	1,195
1999	1,643
2000	1,001
2001	1,414
2002	1,080
2003	1,157
2004	779
2005	742
2006	1,405
2007	1,023
2008	911
2009	1,156
2010	1,485
2011	1,040
2012	712
2013	469
2014	1,000
2015	948
2016	501
2017	485
2018	1,135
2019	551
2020	1,034
2021	1,020
2022	861
2023	671
2024	748
2025	836
2026	754

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Data for records on 1976-07-31: 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 5	324
5 to 10	50
10 to 15	24
15 to 20	12
20 to 25	12
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	3
35 to 40	3