Weather Records on 5 September 1976

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1976. Highest significance: Loksak, RU.

Key Facts for 5 September 1976

On 5 September 1976, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 618 daily.
Loksak set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.1 mm (2.3 in) on 5 September 1976.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

636 stations

636 station records on 5 September 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Loksak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Do Monte Alegre An/Ces	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrarang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atengo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hope A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sobradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ternopil	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mojave	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Falkville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nakusp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Semjachik	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Comondu	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bratoljubovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hat Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Rosarito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ogoron	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guaicurus (Particular)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blue River North	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sankt_Olof	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Svalov	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 219.

Records on 5 September 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 618.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

511 broken records

Margins by which the 511 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1976

Top 20 records on 5 September 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1976	Loksak, RU	monthly rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Campina Do Monte Alegre An/Ces, BR	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Carrarang, AU	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Cuthbert, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Atengo (Smn), MX	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Maria Island (Darlington), AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Hvar, HR	daily low min	13.7 C (56.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Kristianstad, SE	daily low min	0.9 C (33.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Karlshamn, SE	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Hope A, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Ulricehamn, SE	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Jonkoping, SE	daily low min	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Junsele, SE	daily low min	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Fazenda Sobradinho, BR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Flahult, SE	daily low min	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Ternopil, UA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1976	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	69 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 636 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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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	464
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2