Weather Records on 7 October 1976

1,087 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1976. Highest significance: La Union, MX.

Key Facts for 7 October 1976

On 7 October 1976, 1,087 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 555 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,067 daily.
La Union set an all-time record daily precipitation of 319.8 mm (12.6 in) on 7 October 1976.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,087 stations

1,087 station records on 7 October 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	319.8 mm (12.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Porto da Folha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pindobacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Correntina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sar'ja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arteaga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cointzio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmeiro Dos Indios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itapicuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holsvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Do Mato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,087 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 343, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 212, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Heaviest daily snowfall 15.

Records on 7 October 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	343
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	212
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 1,067.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

887 broken records

Margins by which the 887 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1976

Top 20 records on 7 October 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1976	La Union, MX	all-time rain	319.8 mm (12.6 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	3 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1976	Porto da Folha, BR	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1976	Palmas de Monte Alto, BR	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1976	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1976	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1976	Umari, BR	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1976	Chilapa (Dge), MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1976	Pindobacu, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1976	Huetamo, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1976	Correntina, BR	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1976	Sar'ja, RU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1976	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	13.4 C (56.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1976	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1976	Arteaga, MX	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1976	Cointzio, MX	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1976	Otatitlan, MX	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1976	Carinhanha, BR	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1976	Minnedosa, CA	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1976	Big Delta AP, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1976	Brandon Cda, CA	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	79 years	39 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

1802 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1976. 1976 had 1,087 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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 20	826
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1