Weather Records on 15 August 1976

1,345 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1976. Highest significance: Lake Grace Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 15 August 1976

On 15 August 1976, 1,345 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 526 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 163 monthly and 1,178 daily.
Lake Grace Comparison set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.3 mm (2.4 in) on 15 August 1976.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,345 stations

1,345 station records on 15 August 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Quanaminning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bathurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yealering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Edenholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Newdegate South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lake Magenta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kayballup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Booralee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newdegate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mianelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bulyee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Falcondale - Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Karlgarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Neendalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wychitella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cocanarup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moulyinning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pingaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Roselea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dunsmuir	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bally Bally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hillman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Caroling South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nanyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nairibin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kondinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tambarmering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,345 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 350, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 737, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 15 August 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	350
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	737
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1976 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 163, daily 1,178.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,155 broken records

Margins by which the 1,155 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1976

Top 20 records on 15 August 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1976	Lake Grace Comparison, AU	monthly rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Lake Pingrup, AU	monthly rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Quanaminning, AU	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Bathurst, AU	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Yealering, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Beverley, AU	monthly rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Edenholme, AU	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Newdegate South, AU	monthly rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Bosbokrand (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Lake Magenta, AU	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Avoca, AU	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Kayballup, AU	monthly rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Corrigin, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Ravensthorpe, AU	monthly rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Weaverville, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Booralee, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Newdegate, AU	monthly rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Mianelup, AU	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1976	Bulyee, AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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 1,345 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	898
10 to 20	181
20 to 30	52
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1