Weather Records on 19 September 1976

390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1976. Highest significance: North Lake, US.

Key Facts for 19 September 1976

On 19 September 1976, 390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 386 daily.
North Lake set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 19 September 1976.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

390 stations

390 station records on 19 September 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ardurad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Izium	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Pedro Do Suacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buler 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maud	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Islet Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Encarnacion de Diaz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tantoyuca	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cotton Valley 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Umbaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

390 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 19 September 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 September 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 386.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

322 broken records

Margins by which the 322 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1976

Top 20 records on 19 September 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1976	North Lake, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	Uvalde, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	Nixon, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	The Valley, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	Marshall, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	Ardurad, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	Izium, UA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	Tabou, CI	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	La Pryor, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	Dingo Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	Conroe, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	Wymore, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	Wessington Springs, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1976	Sibley, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	41 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

1805 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1976. 1976 had 390 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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Data for records on 1976-09-19: 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 20	271
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1