Weather Records on 12 September 1976

539 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 1976. Highest significance: Kalacinsk, RU.

Key Facts for 12 September 1976

On 12 September 1976, 539 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 279 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 530 daily.
Kalacinsk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 12 September 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

539 stations

539 station records on 12 September 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalacinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	132.7 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Challis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vermelho Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Togul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coroaci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lubny	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murrindindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Hipolito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Prietos Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carandai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jesus Do Galho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dry Canyon Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vila Matias-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Oregano	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watford City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cachoeira da Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

539 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 166, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 September 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	166
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 September 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 121.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 1976

Top 20 records on 12 September 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 1976	Kalacinsk, RU	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1976	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	132.7 mm (5.2 in)	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1976	Shoshone 1 WNW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1976	Challis, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1976	Vermelho Velho, BR	monthly rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1976	Togul, RU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1976	Coroaci, BR	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1976	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1976	Lubny, UA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1976	Murrindindi, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1976	Ojo de Agua, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1976	Dijon-Longvic, FR	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1976	Melbourne WFO, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1976	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1976	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1976	Santo Hipolito, BR	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1976	Sumter, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1976	Los Prietos Rs, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1976	Millen 4 N, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1976	Elsinore, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	61 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

1793 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 539 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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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	397
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1