Weather Records on 13 September 1976

411 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1976. Highest significance: Erick, US.

Key Facts for 13 September 1976

On 13 September 1976, 411 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 399 daily.
Erick set a daily record precipitation of 89.4 mm (3.5 in) on 13 September 1976.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

411 stations

411 station records on 13 September 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Licinio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moravia 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barretos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calvillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orlandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tapirai-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Hipolito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Tiradentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vila Prosperidade (Gm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chesterfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baixo Cotia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tabuleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pudoz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wellfleet	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reydon 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dois Rios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conservatoria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jungapeo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pickle Lake (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Batista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

411 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 September 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 September 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 399.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1976

Top 20 records on 13 September 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1976	Erick, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	Ponte Do Licinio, BR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	Moravia 1 E, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	Barretos, BR	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	Long Is 1N, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	Vinson, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	Genoa, IT	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	Armstrong (Aut), CA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	Calvillo (Smn), MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	Potgietersrus, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	Marlow 1 WSW, US	monthly rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	Wellington, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	Orlandia, BR	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	Sayre, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	Tapirai-Jusante, BR	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	Pitas, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	Melbourne WFO, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1976	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	all-time rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	37 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

1793 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 411 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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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	276
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2