Weather Records on 14 September 1976

547 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 September 1976. Highest significance: Kellevie, AU.

Key Facts for 14 September 1976

On 14 September 1976, 547 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 516 daily.
Kellevie set a daily record precipitation of 41.0 mm (1.6 in) on 14 September 1976.
Across 159 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

547 stations

547 station records on 14 September 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 September 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Piranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dalstuga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karasuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ultuna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mineracao Morro Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Cecilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Finnbacka_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Abaixo (Faz.Cachoeira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Carmem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tascosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Acaiaca-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Isabel Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah USDA Plt Gd	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abre Campo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Grande (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Congonhas-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Costa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norrsundet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jardinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zelinda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo (Aeroport	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carmo da Mata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jaborandi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nazare Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ibirite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Terra Roxa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pontal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vila Prosperidade (Gm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morro Agudo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

547 records

Records set or tied on 14 September 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 345.

Records on 14 September 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 September 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 September 1976

Top 20 records on 14 September 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 1976	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1976	Dundee 6 NNW, US	all-time rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1976	Fowler 1 SE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1976	Caninde, BR	monthly rain	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1976	Piranga, BR	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1976	Hogsta, SE	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1976	Dalstuga, SE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1976	Fleming, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1976	Charleston Intl AP, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1976	Karasuk, RU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1976	Ultuna, SE	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1976	Mineracao Morro Velho, BR	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1976	Buritizal, BR	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1976	Fazenda Santa Cecilia, BR	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1976	Finnbacka_D, SE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1976	Rio Abaixo (Faz.Cachoeira), BR	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1976	Vila Carmem, BR	monthly rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1976	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1976	Tascosa, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1976	Acaiaca-Jusante, BR	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	42 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

1814 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1976. 1976 had 547 records.

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

Records on 09-14 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1828	1
1830	1
1831	1
1833	1
1835	1
1837	3
1848	1
1854	1
1861	1
1867	2
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1886	5
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	2
1900	2
1901	11
1902	12
1903	34
1904	13
1905	12
1906	14
1907	7
1908	16
1909	31
1910	9
1911	61
1912	50
1913	36
1914	31
1915	116
1916	13
1917	30
1918	35
1919	166
1920	108
1921	38
1922	77
1923	279
1924	95
1925	206
1926	49
1927	455
1928	116
1929	185
1930	197
1931	652
1932	211
1933	365
1934	181
1935	636
1936	609
1937	406
1938	335
1939	1,007
1940	415
1941	227
1942	186
1943	281
1944	293
1945	691
1946	379
1947	718
1948	504
1949	640
1950	327
1951	422
1952	469
1953	680
1954	275
1955	469
1956	479
1957	490
1958	254
1959	702
1960	599
1961	956
1962	339
1963	592
1964	658
1965	640
1966	888
1967	355
1968	369
1969	429
1970	1,351
1971	549
1972	409
1973	854
1974	622
1975	880
1976	547
1977	572
1978	663
1979	957
1980	543
1981	486
1982	1,012
1983	623
1984	855
1985	736
1986	716
1987	856
1988	781
1989	1,127
1990	1,088
1991	999
1992	677
1993	2,279
1994	1,143
1995	904
1996	1,091
1997	786
1998	2,049
1999	854
2000	997
2001	813
2002	899
2003	821
2004	762
2005	878
2006	1,009
2007	672
2008	1,437
2009	843
2010	938
2011	1,132
2012	634
2013	760
2014	758
2015	888
2016	1,387
2017	677
2018	632
2019	524
2020	671
2021	419
2022	612
2023	507
2024	838
2025	527
2026	784

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	405
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1