Weather Records on 31 August 1976

732 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1976. Highest significance: Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs), AU.

Key Facts for 31 August 1976

On 31 August 1976, 732 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 479 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 111 monthly and 620 daily.
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs) set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 31 August 1976.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

732 stations

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

Weather records on 31 August 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs (Kayrunnera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oni	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nouakchott	Mauritania	Record high maximum temperature	43.5 C (110.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arteaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mineola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

732 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 343, Heaviest daily rainfall 136.

Records on 31 August 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	343
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 111, daily 620.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1976

Top 20 records on 31 August 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1976	Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1976	White Cliffs (Kayrunnera), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1976	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1976	Livingston, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1976	Bakersfield, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1976	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1976	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1976	Mont-de-Marsan, FR	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1976	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	monthly low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1976	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1976	Huntingdon, CA	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1976	Darlington, US	monthly low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1976	Jimenez (Smn), MX	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1976	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1976	Indian Mills 2 W, US	monthly low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1976	Arcade, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1976	Chatham, US	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1976	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1976	Somerville 4 NW, US	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1976	Bolivar, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	36 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 732 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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 20	517
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1