Weather Records on 25 September 1976

541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 September 1976. Highest significance: Hawarden Bridge, GB.

Key Facts for 25 September 1976

On 25 September 1976, 541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 517 daily.
Hawarden Bridge set an all-time record daily precipitation of 89.6 mm (3.5 in) on 25 September 1976.
Across 163 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

541 stations

541 station records on 25 September 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 September 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sitio Arapua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Olinda (Andreza)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caririacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Imuris (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tuweep	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ulken Nary	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonito de Santa Fe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moxoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malcolm	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orlovskiy Poselok	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

541 records

Records set or tied on 25 September 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 261.

Records on 25 September 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 September 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 517.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 September 1976

Top 20 records on 25 September 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 September 1976	Hawarden Bridge, GB	all-time rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 September 1976	Sao Jose de Piranhas, BR	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	51 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1976	Floresta, BR	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1976	Sitio Arapua, BR	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1976	Ico, BR	monthly rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1976	Elsenburg, ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1976	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1976	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1976	Nova Olinda (Andreza), BR	monthly rain	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1976	Patamute, BR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1976	Jardim, BR	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1976	Caririacu, BR	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1976	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1976	Aurora, BR	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1976	Conceicao, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1976	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1976	Tussenbeide, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1976	Lebanon (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1976	Pte de la Hague, FR	all-time rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1976	Jerecuaro, MX	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	43 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

1825 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1976. 1976 had 541 records.

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

Records on 09-25 in each year
Year	Records
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1842	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1857	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1884	3
1885	6
1886	1
1887	3
1889	7
1891	3
1893	7
1894	3
1895	5
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	6
1902	11
1903	4
1904	10
1905	16
1906	7
1907	35
1908	20
1909	22
1910	5
1911	9
1912	63
1913	13
1914	15
1915	43
1916	139
1917	138
1918	16
1919	20
1920	75
1921	32
1922	47
1923	68
1924	157
1925	141
1926	740
1927	166
1928	480
1929	158
1930	489
1931	500
1932	260
1933	542
1934	394
1935	258
1936	274
1937	190
1938	335
1939	454
1940	517
1941	269
1942	970
1943	488
1944	246
1945	514
1946	292
1947	666
1948	501
1949	479
1950	1,163
1951	639
1952	515
1953	242
1954	292
1955	546
1956	503
1957	231
1958	454
1959	396
1960	694
1961	530
1962	305
1963	602
1964	403
1965	690
1966	334
1967	428
1968	300
1969	196
1970	783
1971	323
1972	706
1973	650
1974	995
1975	1,166
1976	541
1977	875
1978	462
1979	719
1980	687
1981	669
1982	759
1983	647
1984	1,305
1985	446
1986	1,766
1987	560
1988	571
1989	1,367
1990	875
1991	1,243
1992	1,346
1993	1,015
1994	666
1995	1,013
1996	648
1997	1,278
1998	1,346
1999	804
2000	1,536
2001	1,536
2002	876
2003	758
2004	519
2005	1,484
2006	767
2007	1,284
2008	766
2009	854
2010	1,125
2011	763
2012	505
2013	615
2014	800
2015	868
2016	781
2017	1,253
2018	648
2019	530
2020	1,089
2021	355
2022	301
2023	580
2024	1,120
2025	569
2026	473

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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	381
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2