Weather Records on 11 October 1976

565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1976. Highest significance: Tardun, AU.

Key Facts for 11 October 1976

On 11 October 1976, 565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 554 daily.
Tardun set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.4 mm (2.5 in) on 11 October 1976.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

565 stations

565 station records on 11 October 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tardun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Youanmi Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Umbaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iqaluit A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiles Serdan 46	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guirapa (Umburanas)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Itabapoana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Helvecia (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Patrocinio Do Muriae	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yongarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enderby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valle de Guadalupe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Francisco Sa (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte de Lima	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jequitinhonha (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Itapebi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

565 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 11 October 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 11 October 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1976

Top 20 records on 11 October 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1976	Tardun, AU	monthly rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1976	Youanmi Downs, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1976	Yarragadee, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1976	Yunta (Paratoo), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1976	Andarai, BR	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1976	Irara, BR	daily rain	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1976	Challa, AU	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1976	Thundelarra, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1976	Wydgee, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1976	Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall), IE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1976	Fazenda Umbaubas, BR	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1976	Iqaluit A, CA	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1976	Aquiles Serdan 46, MX	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1976	Guirapa (Umburanas), BR	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1976	Palo Verde, MX	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1976	Putbus, DE	daily high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1976	Salekhard, RU	daily low min	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1976	Ponte de Itabapoana, BR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1976	Ipira (Camisao), BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1976	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	38 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

1793 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 565 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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	438
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1