Weather Records on 4 September 1976

582 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1976. Highest significance: Cultus Lake, CA.

Key Facts for 4 September 1976

On 4 September 1976, 582 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 270 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 573 daily.
Cultus Lake set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 4 September 1976.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

582 stations

582 station records on 4 September 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cultus Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cormorant	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Incy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nagornyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Harbour CS	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pelahatchie	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shahat	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zapadnaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ojo Caliente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Curapca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atengo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tantoyuca	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

582 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 September 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 September 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 573.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

495 broken records

Margins by which the 495 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1976

Top 20 records on 4 September 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 1976	Cultus Lake, CA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	Fayette, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	Debrecen Airport, HU	monthly rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily low max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	Lake Cormorant, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	Incy, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	Graz, AT	daily low max	11.4 C (52.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily low max	11.4 C (52.5 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	Nevada City, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	Mt Pleasant 4SW, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	Port Hastings, CA	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	Weissenburg, DE	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1976	Nagornyj, RU	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	35 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

1802 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1976. 1976 had 582 records.

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

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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Data for records on 1976-09-04: 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	440
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2