Weather Records on 1 October 1976

854 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1976. Highest significance: Ipira (Camisao), BR.

Key Facts for 1 October 1976

On 1 October 1976, 854 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 787 daily.
Ipira (Camisao) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 1 October 1976.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

854 stations

854 station records on 1 October 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Salgadalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Ipanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parateca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Alexandre (Voturuna)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tonichi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bele (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Etwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vectis, Winterton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saxton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tantoyuca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Funnystone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

854 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 387.

Records on 1 October 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	387
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 October 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 65, daily 787.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

695 broken records

Margins by which the 695 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1976

Top 20 records on 1 October 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1976	Ipira (Camisao), BR	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1976	Mundo Novo, BR	all-time rain	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1976	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1976	Santa Barbara Muni AP, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1976	Salgadalia, BR	all-time rain	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1976	Corrales, MX	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1976	Santana Do Ipanema, BR	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1976	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1976	Cengcane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1976	Ida, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1976	Senhor Do Bonfim, BR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1976	Izmail, UA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1976	Adaven, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1976	Patamute, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1976	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1976	Parateca, BR	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1976	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1976	Bradford, GB	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1976	Caledonia, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1976	Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho), BR	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	44 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

1813 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1976. 1976 had 854 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 October 1976
Margin	Records
0 to 10	563
10 to 20	81
20 to 30	29
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	3