Weather Records on 12 October 1976

582 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1976. Highest significance: Oksoey Fyr, NO.

Key Facts for 12 October 1976

On 12 October 1976, 582 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 227 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 562 daily.
Oksoey Fyr set a daily record precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 12 October 1976.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

582 stations

582 station records on 12 October 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edwards Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Mulgathing)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kjevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yakabindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itajuipe (Piranji)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malmagen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bruksvallarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

582 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 12 October 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 12 October 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

506 broken records

Margins by which the 506 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1976

Top 20 records on 12 October 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1976	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1976	Thurlga, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1976	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1976	Burra (Poonunda), AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1976	Bookaloo, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1976	Herefoss, NO	monthly rain	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1976	Mount Dutton, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1976	Sveg, SE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1976	Oodnadatta Airport, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1976	Edwards Creek, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1976	Utsira Fyr, NO	monthly rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1976	Stavanger - Valand, NO	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1976	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1976	Carrieton (Yackara), AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1976	Aracaju, BR	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1976	Kjevik, NO	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1976	Wirrabara Forest, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1976	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1976	Woomera (South Gap Station), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1976	San Diego de Alejandria, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3 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

1805 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1976. 1976 had 582 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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	477
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2